Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 40
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 40
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Sanskrit Original
विशुद्धमुक्तामणिरत्नभूषिते शिलातले स्वर्णमये सुरम्यके। सुखोपविष्टं मदनागनाशनं प्रोवाच वाक्यं गिरिराजपुत्री।।
viśuddhamuktāmaṇiratnabhūṣite śilātale svarṇamaye suramyake| sukhopaviṣṭaṃ madanāganāśanaṃ provāca vākyaṃ girirājaputrī||
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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.