Shiva drinks all the poison himself to save the world but Parvati grabs his throat to prevent him from swallowing it which turns his neck blue, giving him the name, Neelakantha.
pAlinil varum Alattai shivan
leelaiyAha arundavE
shoolini manam varundiyE avar
kazhuttilE nilai niruttinAL
kazhuttilE nilai niruttinAL … 1
kAla kAlanai vAnin viNNavar
maNNin mannavar pOTrinAr
“neelakanThanE nin samAname –
var uLar” ena pADinAr
pADiyE koNDADinAr …2
“sheelanE gowreeshanE karu-
NAlavAla maheEhwara
mAl ayan paNi shankarA – phaNi
mAlaihaL aNi sundarA – pani
malaiyil vAzh parameshwarA” …3