When the terrible Halahala poison rose from the Samudra Manthan and threatened to destroy all creation, Shiva drank it at the gods' desperate plea, and Parvati seized his throat to keep it from descending, turning his neck forever blue.
The Halahala, a cosmic poison so lethal it could annihilate creation, was the first substance to surge from the depths of the Kshira Sagara during the churning, its fumes darkening the sky before Shiva consumed it to save the world.
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