Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 11
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 11
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Sanskrit Original
यत्र वाचो निवर्त्तन्ते देहवर्णाश्च दुर्लभाः। त्वत्तो हि वर्णसद्भावः सर्वगस्त्वं सदानिल।।
yatra vāco nivarttante dehavarṇāśca durlabhāḥ| tvatto hi varṇasadbhāvaḥ sarvagastvaṃ sadānila||
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Sūta said: The existence of the Varṇas is only due to you, from whom the utterances recede and wherein the colours of the body are rare. O Anila (wind god), you are always omnipresent (and have access everywhere).