Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 22
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 22
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Sanskrit Original
शृणुष्व वदतां श्रेष्टकथ्यमानं वचो मम। उमोत्संगोपविष्टेन यथापूर्वं मया श्रुतम।।
śṛṇuṣva vadatāṃ śreṣṭakathyamānaṃ vaco mama| umotsaṃgopaviṣṭena yathāpūrvaṃ mayā śrutam||
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Sūta said: “Listen to these words repeated by me, O most excellent one among eloquent persons, (I am repeating) what has been heard by me before, as I sat on the lap of Umā. This is the conversation of the noble-souled Śarva (Śiva) with Pārvatī. I shall recount that, O great sage, for your delight.