Neelkanth

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Neelkanth is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, referring to his blue-throated form gained after consuming poison during the churning of the cosmic ocean.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
theonym ⓘ
appearsInText Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Shiva Purana ⓘ
associatedDeity Shiva ⓘ
associatedSubstance halahala poison ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Garhwal Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal Himalaya

Rishikesh region ⓘ
linked to: Rishikesh
causeOfBlueThroat consumption of poison ⓘ
contrastedWith fair-bodied form of Shiva ⓘ
deityAspect form of Shiva ⓘ
denotesAttribute blue throat ⓘ
denotesBodyPart throat ⓘ
denotesColor blue ⓘ
epithetOf Shiva ⓘ
hasIconographicFeature blue throat ⓘ
hasMeaning blue-throated ⓘ
hasTempleNamedAfter Neelkanth Mahadev Temple ⓘ
invokedFor healing from poison ⓘ
protection from venom ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
originEvent Samudra Manthan ⓘ
churning of the cosmic ocean ⓘ
refersTo Shiva ⓘ
relatedConcept Samudra Manthan myth ⓘ
linked to: Samudra Manthan

cosmic ocean ⓘ
halahala ⓘ
relatedDeity Brahma ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
relatedGroup Asuras ⓘ
linked to: Asura

Devas ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInMyth savior of gods and demons from poison ⓘ
symbolizes absorption of negativity ⓘ
compassion ⓘ
protection from evil ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
transliteration Nīlakaṇṭha ⓘ
veneratedAs protector from poison ⓘ
remover of toxins ⓘ
worshippedInCountry India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
worshippedInTradition Shaivism ⓘ
writtenAs नीलकण्ठ ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiva → epithet → Neelkanth ⓘ
Samudra Manthan → associatedSymbol → Neelkanth (blue-throated) form of Shiva ⓘ
linked to: Neelkanth
Kalinjar Fort → associatedWithDeity → Neelkanth (form of Shiva) ⓘ
linked to: Neelkanth
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Rishikesh → associatedDeityAspect → Neelkanth (blue-throated form of Shiva) ⓘ
linked to: Neelkanth