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Epic / Puranic traditions
Halahala is the deadly poison that emerges during the churning of the ocean before the desired nectar is obtained. Also associated with the name Kalakuta, it threatens living beings rather than sustaining them. Shiva drinks it to protect the world, and the blue mark on his throat becomes a lasting sign of that act.
Original artistic interpretation · HalahalaTHE LIVING ARCHIVE
The substance is also described as Kalakuta in accounts of the churning. It is distinct from Amrita: the two belong to the same great undertaking, but one threatens life while the other is sought to sustain it. The order of their emergence is essential to the episode.
The ocean’s churning produces a devastating poison which Shiva receives in the Puranic narrative.
AT A GLANCE
THE STORY
ROLE & ESSENCE
The poison introduces a crisis within the shared undertaking of the gods and Asuras. Their strength has brought it forth but cannot remove its danger. Shiva’s intervention allows the churning to continue, making protection of suffering beings necessary before the hoped-for abundance can be secured.
Poison
The ocean’s churning produces a devastating poison which Shiva receives in the Puranic narrative.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
Original archive annotations are retained here. The current playable classification is shown in the side panel.
TRADITION & MEANING
The Bhagavata describes Bhavani’s understanding consent and the blue mark. Other tellings add differing details about the poison and its retention in Shiva’s throat; those details belong to their particular accounts.
The enduring blue mark recalls how safety was restored. The story remembers not only the poison’s destructive capacity but also Shiva’s choice to bear a danger that others could not. A later teaching uses that exceptional capacity to distinguish his act from ordinary conduct.
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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FOLLOW THE THREADS
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Shiva drinks the poison to protect living beings.
The blue-throated form recalls the poison’s mark.
Halahala appears during the churning of the ocean.
ENHANCEMENT
SUVARNAVEDA GAME DESIGN
+10 STR · +10 AUR
+10 STR and +10 AUR. At each completed round’s end, lose 10% of maximum Health. This self-damage ignores ordinary damage reduction.
Any Character receives the Base Effect. One Enhancement may be equipped at a time. These bonuses and numerical rules are Suvarnaveda game design; they are not measurements supplied by sacred texts.
+14 AUR · +8 HP
Every eligible recipient receives this card’s same additional gains and effect.
Additional +14 AUR and +8 HP. Remove the poison Health-loss penalty completely.
Shiva drinks the churning poison and the text describes his blue throat. The distinct Neelakantha record is the directly named blue-throated form.
Additional +14 AUR and +8 HP. Remove the poison Health-loss penalty completely.
Shiva drinks the churning poison and the text describes his blue throat. The distinct Neelakantha record is the directly named blue-throated form.
True Resonance adds to the Base Effect. A specific pairing takes precedence over a group pairing; they do not stack. Natural Character stats remain on their original 0–100 scale. Normal effective stats cap at 125; exceptional temporary effects cap at 130.
VISUAL ARCHIVE