Neelakanta!

Oh Shiva, brave Neelakanta,
Did you drink the poison whole
In one gulp, or in drops bitter

Ishwara, how did you learn
To consume, yet not ingest it in
You hold it in your throat once pure

Nataraja, did the poison's effect
Make you stagger, as I now feel
A listless, no purpose, an expressionless reel

Shambo, you are the very equanimity
I now know what you really did
Consumed the poison that could others kill
And yet not drink it, for immortal bliss

This way you free those around of sin
Yet confident control about your own peace