Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 42
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 42
brahmanda-puranapada-2chapter-25
Sanskrit Original
नात्युल्बणं शुभंशुभ्रे नीलाबुजचयोपमम। किमिदं दीप्यते देव कण्ठे कामाङ्गनाशन।।
nātyulbaṇaṃ śubhaṃśubhre nīlābujacayopamam| kimidaṃ dīpyate deva kaṇṭhe kāmāṅganāśana||
🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated
Sūta said: “O lord, Master of the past and the future, O lord whose authority has been marked by a bullock (i.e. bull-bannered one), there is something sparkling in your neck, O great lord, resembling a cloud. O lord, O destroyer of the body of Kāma, what is this that shines in your white neck? It is not very deep and manifest. What is the cause? What is the reason that your neck is bluish, O lord? Narrate all these duly (as I have got curiosity and) I am eager (to hear it)