Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 35
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 35
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Sanskrit Original
मृगमषमुखैश्चान्यैर्गजवाजिमुखैस्तथा। बिडालवदनैश्चोग्रैः क्रोष्टुकाकारसूर्त्तिभिः।।
mṛgamaṣamukhaiścānyairgajavājimukhaistathā| biḍālavadanaiścograiḥ kroṣṭukākārasūrttibhiḥ||
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Sūta said: On the beautiful peak of the Kailāsa mountain, lord Śiva the destroyer of the body of Madana (God of Love) was seated comfortably on a rocky slab covered with gold and bedecked with pure pearls, jewels, and gems.