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Samudra Manthana

The asuras (left) and devas (right) churn the Ocean of Milk.
Various scenes from the Samudra Manthana episode

The Samudra Manthana (Sanskrit: समुद्र मथनम्, lit.'churning of the ocean') is a major episode in Hinduism that is elaborated in the Vishnu Purana, a major text of Hinduism.[1] The Samudra Manthana explains the origin of the elixir of eternal life, amrita.

  1. ^ Chaturvedi, B. K. (2006). Vishnu Purana. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7182-673-5.

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