Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 15
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 15
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Sanskrit Original
पुरा कृतयुगे विप्रो वेदनिर्णयतत्परः। वसिष्ठो नाम धर्मात्मा मानसो वै प्रजापतिः।।
purā kṛtayuge vipro vedanirṇayatatparaḥ| vasiṣṭho nāma dharmātmā mānaso vai prajāpatiḥ||
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Sūta said: “Formerly, in Kṛtayuga, there was a Brāhmaṇa called Vasiṣṭha who was extremely interested in deciding the (meaning of) Vedas. He was a righteous soul. He was the mental son (of Brahmā). He was a Prajāpati.