Neelkanth?

When Maya is poisoned, all of you must have noticed the poison was inky-blue... This colour must have been chosen for a good reason...😊

Happyji, doesn't it seem like a role reversal of Neelkanth. Maya has become Neelkanth here by taking in the poison. And with a combo of faith and science she'll be cured too I guess or atleast she'll be alive until the Amrit comes??

Originally posted by: appukrish

Happyji, doesn't it seem like a role reversal of Neelkanth. Maya has become Neelkanth here by taking in the poison. And with a combo of faith and science she'll be cured too I guess or atleast she'll be alive until the Amrit comes??

What do u think?

My dear Shubha,

Let me stand in for Shruthi here!

It was Mrs. Shiva, aka Parvati, also the Adi Shakti, who, seeing her Lord and Master turning blue at the throat, and perceiving that the good for nothing devas and asuras would not care two hoots what might happen to him, and were in any case incapable of doing anything effective, moved to tackle the crisis.

She gripped Mahadev's neck with her hand and squeezed it, thus stopping the halahala vish from travelling further down. She then removed her hand, but the vish stayed in his throat, which was thus coloured blue from the poison, whence the name Neelakant. So, as often happens in human life as well, it was his wife who saved Mahadev, though I suspect nothing could have really harmed him.

As for your idea, it is something you feel instinctively, but you have not worked out the details yet. I too think it is Rudra who will save Maya's life after their marriage, by somehow sucking the poison out of her system and absorbing it himself, like Mahadev did during the samudramanthan. Shiva hints at this when he tells Rao that he, Rao, does not know about Rudra's powers.

That would also fit in with the parallel, that before the amrit emerges, there has to be the deadly vish, and it is Rudra Shiva who has to deal with it.


Shyamala

Originally posted by: happychappy

I think in the original version of the legend, Siva is not harmed by the poison whereas Maya is succumbing to it - so she cannot be the Neelkanth, at least not as she is now!

[Edit- Digging further into my limited knowledge of the Puranas, I think Mrs Shiva was somehow involved in the poison being collected in his throat, and not spreading throughout his body - I dont remember the details of that sub-plot though! Sruthi will know for sure...😊]

Rudr has to be the Neelkanth for matching with the legend, and for saving Maya, of course!

I bet Rao's forensic research will come up with some method for saving Maya which will involve Rudr taking on the poison!

Shubha Maimui clearly tells in his earlier vision that she cannot take Rudra with her because he has to become Neelkanth.

This might be metaphorical too.

Yes Shanti I also liked the smile Shiva gave to Maya. Also rightly as you said another name of Lord Shiva is Mrintujaya. He has the power to stop death and we need to see how.

Originally posted by: pasumarthisa

This might be metaphorical too.

Rudra has now found a resolve. And he being a Garuda is the antidote to the poison(like in Ramayana).

He is Neelkanth in the metaphorical sense already. He is trying to ward off poison by his positivity.

Shiva said that Rudra has escaped death many times(escaped is not the right word. I forgot what the word was) and this time he is fighting with death.

Mrityunjaya is one of the names of Rudra/Shiva. How he does it is to be seen. But he definitely is on the way to achieve it.

I liked how Maya has been intertwined with Nagas etc. The last week has been good emotionally and also taken the story forward.

Dadi is melting a little(notwithstanding the precap😆). Shivanand sees a transformation in Rudra and acknowledged that though it happened due to Maya. For him, its a big thing in this Amrit-Raksha mission. He also is happy in his son's happiness. The beatific smile he gave to his DIL was outstanding. Manish Wadhwa is just awesome. And GR? He has morphed into Rudra totally.

Yesterday and the day before, both Payal and GR were outstanding.

So Maya and Rudra have brought some convergence among all the Garuds. And the Nagas did it inadvertently.

Originally posted by: sashashyam

...As for your idea, it is something you feel instinctively, but you have not worked out the details yet. I too think it is Rudra who will save Maya's life after their marriage, by somehow sucking the poison out of her system and absorbing it himself, like Mahadev did during the samudramanthan. Shiva hints at this when he tells Rao that he, Rao, does not know about Rudra's powers.

That would also fit in with the parallel, that before the amrit emerges, there has to be the deadly vish, and it is Rudra Shiva who has to deal with it.
Shyamala

aare per maya to mar gai as per precape ab to no amirt
bus MM jaap hi baccha sakta hai .
about neelkanth yes i also feel that rudra take that zahar in his body