Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 13
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 13
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Sanskrit Original
वेत्थ वाचस्पतिं देवं मनोनायकमीश्वरम। ब्रूहि तत्कण्ठदेशे तु किं कृत्वा रूपविक्रिया।।
vettha vācaspatiṃ devaṃ manonāyakamīśvaram| brūhi tatkaṇṭhadeśe tu kiṃ kṛtvā rūpavikriyā||
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Sūta said: You know the lord of speech, Īśvara, the leader (controller) of minds. Tell us wherefore (for what) is there an aberration of the colour and feature in the region of his neck (throat)