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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amrita | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Hinduism
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divine nectar ⓘ immortality elixir ⓘ mythological substance ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Mahabharata
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Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAvatar | Mohini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBeing |
Asuras
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Devas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | churning of the cosmic ocean ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Dhanvantari
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu mythology
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mythological food and drink ⓘ |
| causedConflictBetween | Devas and Asuras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Visha ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | Kshira Sagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | nectar of immortality ⓘ |
| distributionManagedBy | Vishnu as Mohini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from Sanskrit root "mṛ" meaning "to die" with prefix "a-" meaning "not" ⓘ |
| guardedBy | gods ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
grants immortality
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sought by demons ⓘ sought by gods ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | idea of ambrosia in later literature ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | immortality ⓘ |
| obtainedBy | churning the ocean of milk ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ambrosia
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Soma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | object of contention in Samudra Manthan ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine grace
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eternal life ⓘ spiritual bliss ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.