Adi Parva 18.41
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Adi Parva Chapter 18 · Verse 41
mahabharataved-vyasadi-parva
Sanskrit Original
दधार भगवान्कण्ठे मन्त्रमूर्तिर्महेश्वरः। तदा प्रभृति देवस्तु नीलकण्ठ इति श्रुतिः॥
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The great Deity Maheshvara of Mantraform held it in his throat and it is said that from the very day he was called Nilkantha (bluethroated).