THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Amrita Kalasha
Kalasha means a jar or vessel; Amrita is the nectar inside it. Dhanvantari is described holding the jar filled to the top. The container can be carried, seized and handed to another person, while the desired benefit comes from drinking its contents. The account does not present the jar as a conscious being or identify every sacred water-pot with it.
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The vessel of nectar appears with Dhanvantari; the container is distinct from the nectar it holds.
