amrita

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Amrita is the divine nectar of immortality in Hindu mythology, sought by gods and demons during the churning of the cosmic ocean.

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Label Occurrences
amrita canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept in Hinduism
divine nectar
immortality elixir
mythological substance
appearsInText Mahabharata
Puranas
Ramayana
associatedWithAvatar Mohini
associatedWithBeing Asuras
linked to: Asura

Devas
associatedWithConcept churning of the cosmic ocean
associatedWithDeity Dhanvantari
Vishnu
associatedWithEvent Samudra Manthan
category Hindu mythology
mythological food and drink
causedConflictBetween Devas and Asuras
linked to: Devas
contrastedWith Visha
cosmicLocation Kshira Sagara
describedAs nectar of immortality
distributionManagedBy Vishnu as Mohini
linked to: Mohini
etymology from Sanskrit root "mṛ" meaning "to die" with prefix "a-" meaning "not"
guardedBy gods
hasProperty grants immortality
sought by demons
sought by gods
influencedConcept idea of ambrosia in later literature
languageOfName Sanskrit
literalMeaning immortality
obtainedBy churning the ocean of milk
relatedConcept Ambrosia
Soma
religion Hinduism
roleInMyth object of contention in Samudra Manthan
symbolizes divine grace
eternal life
spiritual bliss

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kurma associatedWith amrita
Kshira Sagara producedFromChurning amrita
subject linked to: Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk)
Ocean of Milk contains amrita
Chiranjivi relatedConcept amrita