The Devas and Asuras started churning the milky ocean in order to obtain Amrit. In the process, they found a fatal poison – the Halahala poison, that had to be sucked out of the ocean. Without thinking of the consequences, Shiva drank all the poison and Parvati pressed his throat in order to stop the poison from spreading to other parts of his body – which is the reason behind his blue throat.
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