Nīlakaṇṭha
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Nīlakaṇṭha is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, referring to him as the “blue-throated” one who drank poison to save the universe.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
name of a deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bhagavata Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puranic literature ⓘ Shiva Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBodyPart | throat ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | churning of the ocean of milk ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Samudra Manthana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSubstance | halāhala poison ⓘ |
| associatedWithColor | blue ⓘ |
| belongsToPantheon | Hindu pantheon ⓘ |
| causeOfBlueThroat | drinking cosmic poison ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Śveta-kaṇṭha (white-throated) ⓘ |
| cultTitleOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deityAspect |
benevolent aspect of Shiva
ⓘ
cosmic protector aspect of Shiva ⓘ |
| depictedWith | blue throat ⓘ |
| gender | masculine name ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyFrom |
kaṇṭha (throat)
ⓘ
nīla (blue) ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Mahadeva (Great God) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificType | theonym ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaning | blue-throated ⓘ |
| refersTo | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUsage |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedBeing |
asuras
ⓘ
devas ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Samudra Manthana cosmology ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Brahma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | savior of the universe from poison ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absorbing negativity
ⓘ
compassion ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu devotional literature
ⓘ
Hindu hymns ⓘ Hindu temple liturgy ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | protector of the cosmos ⓘ |
| worshipForm | iconic representation of Shiva with blue throat ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.