At the time of taking the nectar from the milk ocean, a lot of things came out from the ocean. First a white elephant came. Lord Indra took it. The next came is Sri Maha Lakshmi. Lord Mahavishnu took her. The thing that came next was the worst poison...
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At the time of taking the nectar from the milk ocean, a lot of things came out from the ocean. First a white elephant came. Lord Indra took it. The next came is Sri Maha Lakshmi. Lord Mahavishnu took her. The thing that came next was the worst poison named Aalakala Visham. Even if it is smelt it will kill the person. Nobody wanted to take the poison. So, all the divine powers went to Lord Shiva to protect them. Lord Shiva took the poison and swallowed it. On seeing this, Lord Shiva’s wife Parvathy put her hands across the throat of Lord Shiva and stopped the poison from entering inside the body of Lord Shiva. On seeing this all the divine powers were stunned. Lord Shiva started dancing in front of all the divine powers
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