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
She was brought forth on churning the ocean to produce the amrita, or drink of immortality.
From Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Henry Hart Milman
Listen to the verses sung by him: 'By exertion the amrita was obtained; by exertion the Asuras were slain, by exertion Indra himself obtained sovereignty in heaven and on earth.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
This incident is analogous to that found in the Indian tales where mortals steal the amrita.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith
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
