Nilakanta (Hinduism)

Nilakanta (Sanskrit: नीलकण्ठ, romanized: Nīlakaṇṭha, lit. 'blue throat') is one of the epithets of the Hindu deity Shiva.[1]

Shiva drinks the kalakuta, rendering his throat blue.

Legend
See also: Samudra Manthana

According to Hindu mythology, Shiva gained this epithet when he consumed the kalakuta (poison) that emerged from Samudra Manthana, which rendered his throat blue.[2]

See also

References
  1. www.wisdomlib.org (2015-12-01). "Nilakantha, Nīlakaṇṭha, Nila-kantha, Nilakamtha: 28 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  2. www.wisdomlib.org (2017-01-29). "Halahala, Halāhala, Hālāhala, Halahalā, Hālahala: 22 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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