अकांडे यच्च ब्रह्मांडक्षयोद्युक्तं हलाहलम् । कण्ठे दधार श्रीकण्ठः कस्तस्मात्परमो भवेत्
akāṃḍe yacca brahmāṃḍakṣayodyuktaṃ halāhalam | kaṇṭhe dadhāra śrīkaṇṭhaḥ kastasmātparamo bhavet
Tatkala krisis mendadak melanda, racun Hālāhala bangkit—siap membinasakan seluruh kosmos—Śrīkaṇṭha (Śiva) menahannya di kerongkongan-Nya. Siapakah yang dapat lebih agung daripada-Nya?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Nīlakaṇṭha/Śrīkaṇṭha Mahātmyam (mythic motif)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Hālāhala poison rises to destroy the cosmos; Śrīkaṇṭha (Śiva) contains it in his throat, saving the worlds; rhetorical acclaim follows.
The Supreme protects creation by accepting suffering for the welfare of all beings.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse recalls the cosmic episode of Hālāhala to glorify Śiva.
None directly; it supports devotional remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva’s saving act.