amrita
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Clouds burst from the background of the haloed god, who holds a flask filled with amrita, an ambrosia from the churning of the ocean that represents the origins of life.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
With great pleasure Ganga gave unto Kumara a celestial water-pot, begotten of amrita, and Brihaspati gave him a sacred stick.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
The householder should every day become an eater of vighasa, and should every day eat amrita.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
For the magic draught of the fairy-story appears to be closely connected with the Greek ambrosia, the Vedic soma or amrita, the Zend haoma.
From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by William Ralston Shedden Ralston
In India the amrita, the god's food of immortality, was sometimes regarded as the sap exuded from the sacred trees of paradise.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith