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

• Rudra
• Ishvara
• Maheshvara