The Nectar and Mohini-Murti

Chapter 8, 9

Then Dhanvantari appeared, carrying a jug of nectar. This was the moment everyone had been waiting for! The demons snatched it in a flash and ran away, but then began quarrelling about how to divide it. Meanwhile, the disheartened demigods approached Vishnu in great anxiety seeing that the plan had backfired.

To save the day, the Lord incarnated as the beautiful, exquisite, charming Mohinimurti. She became the mediator amongst the arguing demons, who all agreed to hand over the pot to her. Disarmed by her beauty, the captivated demons allowed her to administer the nectar to the demigods without any protest whatsoever. The only exception was the demon Rahu, who sat in line with the demigods and received some of the nectar. Though the Lord decapitated him, he remained alive due to the nectar he had drunk.