Origin of the Epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva swallowing poison) - Verse 9
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 25 · Verse 9
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Sanskrit Original
यावद्वाचः प्रवर्त्तन्ते सर्वास्ताः प्रेरितस्त्वया। वर्णस्थानगते वायो वाग्विधिः संप्रवर्त्तते।।
yāvadvācaḥ pravarttante sarvāstāḥ preritastvayā| varṇasthānagate vāyo vāgvidhiḥ saṃpravarttate||
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Sūta said: All verbal utterances are impelled by you, O Vāyu. The function of speech is dependent on Varṇa (sound of letters) and Sthāna (place of articulation).