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Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 84

Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 84

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Sanskrit Original

भवाञ्छक्तश्च भोक्ता वै भवान्देववरः प्रभो। त्वदृते ऽन्यो महादेव वेगं सोढुं न विद्यते।।

bhavāñchaktaśca bhoktā vai bhavāndevavaraḥ prabho| tvadṛte 'nyo mahādeva vegaṃ soḍhuṃ na vidyate||

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Eulogy of God Śiva: You alone are competent to swallow it. There is no one other than you O great lord, to bear the brunt of its advance”.