Epic / Puranic traditions
Amritaअमृत
Immortality nectar
The nectar sought by gods and asuras is central to the churning of the ocean and its contested distribution.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Amrita.
The nectar sought by gods and asuras is central to the churning of the ocean and its contested distribution.
Artifacts, Divine Treasures & Relics
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Object class
- Immortality nectar
- Origin / narrative setting
- Samudra Manthana
- Owner or associated figure
- Dhanvantari; Mohini
- Previous owners
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Associated deity
- Dhanvantari; Mohini
- Properties & abilities
- The nectar sought by gods and asuras is central to the churning of the ocean and its contested distribution.
- Symbolic significance
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Stories & events
- Samudra Manthana
- Traditional location
- No verified present-day custody asserted.
- Editorial rarity
- Sacred archive — no claim of surviving physical possession.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
3 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities2
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
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Bhagavata Purana — Treasures of the ocean
8.8; also 8.7 for the poison.
Vaishnava · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.