Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 74
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 74
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Sanskrit Original
पक्षमासाह्द्धमासाय ऋतुसंवत्सराय च। बहुरूपाय मुण्डाय दण्डिने च वरूथिने।।
pakṣamāsāhddhamāsāya ṛtusaṃvatsarāya ca| bahurūpāya muṇḍāya daṇḍine ca varūthine||
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Eulogy of God Śiva: Hail to (the lord identifying himself with) Pakṣa (fortnight), Māsa (Month) and Ardhamāsa (half a month); obeisance to (the Lord, the identifier with) the season and Saṃvatsara (year); Bow to the lord of many forms, to the lord with shaven head, to the lord bearing a staff, to the lord wearing a mailed armour.