ŚB 8.7.43
Devanagari
तस्यापि दर्शयामास स्ववीर्यं जलकल्मष: ।
यच्चकार गले नीलं तच्च साधोर्विभूषणम् ॥ ४३ ॥
यच्चकार गले नीलं तच्च साधोर्विभूषणम् ॥ ४३ ॥
Verse text
tasyāpi darśayām āsa
sva-vīryaṁ jala-kalmaṣaḥ
yac cakāra gale nīlaṁ
tac ca sādhor vibhūṣaṇam
sva-vīryaṁ jala-kalmaṣaḥ
yac cakāra gale nīlaṁ
tac ca sādhor vibhūṣaṇam
Synonyms
Translation
As if in defamation, the poison born from the Ocean of Milk manifested its potency by marking Lord Śiva’s neck with a bluish line. That line, however, is now accepted as an ornament of the Lord.