His wife, the goddess Parvati, was alarmed, as she gripped her husband's neck with both hands in order to stop the poison from reaching his stomach, thus earning him the name Viṣakaṇṭha (the one who held poison in his (Shiva's) throat). Shiva chose to consume the entire poison and thus drank it. Both parties went to Mount Kailash, and prayed to Shiva for help. They ran for help to Brahma who advised them to seek assistance from Shiva. As no one could bear the lethal fumes emitted by the poison, both the devas and the asuras began to collapse due to asphyxiation. But before the amrita could be formed, Halāhala was produced, which started injuring both sides. It was created from the Ocean of Milk when the devas and the asuras churned it (see Samudra Manthana) in order to obtain amrita, the nectar of immortality.įourteen different ratnas ( treasures) were recovered from this episode, which were distributed between the two clans. Halāhala ( Sanskrit हलाहल) or kālakūṭa ( Sanskrit कालकूटं, literally: 'black mass' or 'time puzzle' ) is the name of a poison in Hindu mythology. JSTOR ( February 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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