Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 68
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 68
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Sanskrit Original
कपर्दिने करालाय शङ्कराय हराय च। कपालिने विरूपाय शिवाय वरदाय च।।
kapardine karālāya śaṅkarāya harāya ca| kapāline virūpāya śivāya varadāya ca||
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Eulogy of God Śiva: Obeisance to Kapardin (one having matted hair), to Śaṅkara the terrible one. Hail to Hara, the bearer of a skull, one of hideous features, Obeisance to Śiva the bestower of boons.