[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v2.c7.s3.1381 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s3.1381 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s3.1381 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s3.1381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1381) \*Nilakantha\*—the God enshrined in Kālañjara hill, an epithet of Śiva,¹ narrated to Pārvatī that at the request of Brahmā and other gods he devoured the Kālakūta poison that came out of the churning of the ocean,² praise of, by Rāma,³ by gods⁴ - [Previous: v2.c7.s3.1380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1380) - [Next: v2.c7.s3.1382](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1382) - [Up: v2.c7.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s3.1381) · Pramāṇa