Multiple choice general knowledge history

who saved shiva after taken poison ???????

  1. durga

  2. tara

  3. kali

  4. shivani
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When Lord Shiva drank the halahala poison during the Samudra Manthan, the poison was stuck in his throat and could have killed him. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Tara (a form of Devi and one of the Mahavidyas) appeared and stopped the poison from spreading further into his body, thus saving him. Tara's name literally means 'one who saves' or 'star.' Option B correctly identifies Goddess Tara as the one who saved Shiva after he consumed the poison.

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