[Advaita-l] Shiva consuming hAlAhala - an interpolation in samudra manthana

[V Subrahmanian]

Pl read 'complexion'.

VS
On Aug 11, 2016 5:10 PM, "V Subrahmanian" <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is a story in the MB where Shiva and Vishnu engage in a fight where
> the latter clutches the neck of the former. Since Vishnu is of dark complex
> it left a mark on Shiva's neck.
>
> VS
> On Aug 11, 2016 5:05 PM, "Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l" <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> Namaste
>>
>> Neelakantha or Neelagreeva are names of Rudra. How can you explain the
>> names if poison drinking episode is not there? The great Vaishnava
>> Bhagavata Purana itself is saying Siva drank the poison to save the world.
>>
>> On Thursday 11 August 2016, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > The Keshi suktam is what is referred to by them. They hold that Vāyu
>> > diluted or rid the poison of its original potency to enable Shiva to
>> drink
>> > it. But the Keshi suktam has been interpreted by Sayana without bringing
>> > this episode into it at all. It is a hymn to Surya according to him.
>> >
>> > vs
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
>> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
>> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org');>>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Namaste
>> >>
>> >> In some Madhva descriptions I heard Vaayu and Rudra Devaru both drink
>> the
>> >> poison and they are giving a Vedic reference for this.
>> >>
>> >> On Thursday 11 August 2016, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
>> >> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
>> >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org');>>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Is not the Ramayana an important work, as important as the
>> Mahabhartha?
>> >> If
>> >> > there are different readings of the Ramayana maybe a search there
>> could
>> >> be
>> >> > made, like the MB.
>> >> >
>> >> > regards
>> >> > vs
>> >>
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> -Venkatesh
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