How Shiva became Neelkantha?
Once, a fight erupted between devatas and devils in which devils won under rulership of Bali. After getting defeat, devatas were losing their vitality and power. They went to Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu asked devatas to extract nectar from the sea which will bring back their powers. Lord Vishnu assured them that he will direct the event in such a manner that devatas get the nectar.
The agitation started. The sea was beaten using Mount Mandarachala as the stirring pole and Vasuki, the ruler of the snakes, was utilized as the agitating rope. The devils i.e. rakshas held the leader(head side) of snakes while devatas held the tail. During the agitation between devatas and devils, a toxic substance i.e. poison aroused from sea. All get feared by seeing the poison as it has power to destroy the whole universe. Therefore they approached Vishnu for help.
Lord Vishnu told them that only the greatest of Gods, Lord Shiva has power to save them from this destruction. They started praying to Shiva for help. Lord Shiva. on their request chose the swallow the poison. Then Ma Parvati was worried on hearing this. However Shiva assured her that toxins will not harm her.Shiva put all the poison in his throat and retained it there only.Due to this,his throat turned blue. And thus he started to be known as NEELKANTHA, the one with blue throat.
So, my dear friends this is the story behind Shiva becoming Neelkantha. We at Srinath astrology is celebrating FEBRUARY as month of Shiva. We believe that this month is best for connecting to divine energies of Shiva. Reading scriptures relating to Mahadeva and listening to stories relating to him also helps you to connect to shiva element.By sharing small stories from Shiva’s journey,we are making a small contribution to your life.So,immerse yourself in divnity of Shiva with us!
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