That's why Bholenath is called Neelkanth '!

Dharm is therefore called Bholenath ‘Neelkanth’! Fans in Hinduism call Lord Shiva with many names. Bholenath, Shankar, Mahadev, Triloknath etc. One of these names is Neelkanth. Neelkanth means blue throat, ie blue throat. Lord Shiva did not get this name like that. There is a very interesting story behind it. The story is of the ocean of the ocean, when the gods and Asuras together jerked the ocean to reach nectar. Many valuable things came from this sea. Mother Lakshmi himself also appears with the chewing of the sea. In addition, Kamadhenu cow, KalpaVriksha and many precious jewelery also came out of the sea. However, both the deity and the Asura awaited the nectar of the nectar. But before the nectar, terrible poison came from the sea. The name of this poison was Halahal. This poison was so toxic that he had the ability to destroy the entire universe. Then all the gods were scared and went to the shelter of Lord Shiva. Shivji decided that he would protect this entire universe from the outbreak of Halahal Poison and that he had drunk this poison but did not drop it from the neck. Shiva Ji stops the poison around his neck. Due to the effect of poison, the throat of Lord Shiva turned blue and called Neelkanth. The name of Neelkanth is a symbol of sacrifice, compassion and defense of Lord Shiva. Click here Life & Style Click for more stories Click here