Nīlakaṇṭha-nāmotpatti-kathana
Origin of the Epithet “Nīlakaṇṭha”
ज्वालामालाततं न्यस्तं सर्वभूतभयङ्करम् / घोररूपिणमत्यर्थं भिन्दं तमिव रोदसी
jvālāmālātataṃ nyastaṃ sarvabhūtabhayaṅkaram / ghorarūpiṇamatyarthaṃ bhindaṃ tamiva rodasī
Spread over with garlands of flame, that form was terrifying to all beings; in a most dreadful aspect, it seemed to cleave the darkness and split even heaven and earth.