विषप्रयोगः कृत्योत्पादनं च (प्रह्लादस्य अवध्यता, कृत्याविनाशः, पुरोहितानां रक्षणम्)
हालाहलं विषं घोरम् अनन्तोच्चारणेन सः अभिमन्त्र्य सहान्नेन मैत्रेय बुभुजे तदा
hālāhalaṃ viṣaṃ ghoram anantoccāraṇena saḥ abhimantrya sahānnena maitreya bubhuje tadā
Тот ужасный яд, Халахала, освятив произнесением имени Ананты, он затем употребил, о Майтрея, приняв его вместе с пищей.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Hālāhala symbolizes a cosmic crisis produced even by sacred endeavors (like Samudra Manthana); its containment/consumption preserves universal balance and prevents creation from being overwhelmed by chaos.
By stating that the poison is ‘abhimantrita’ through the utterance of Ananta’s name, Parāśara presents sacred sound as a real protective force that renders what is harmful bearable in service of cosmic order.
Ananta (Shesha) functions as the cosmic support and a divine principle of stability; invoking his name signifies reliance on the Supreme’s sustaining power to uphold dharma when destructive forces arise.