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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_86016" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_86016" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (a.) Ambrosial; immortal. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_19654" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_19654" /> == | ||
<p> in | <p> in Hindu mythology, is the nectar of immortality which the gods on Mount Meru drink to lengthen their lives, for they are not immortal. The gods and giants are said to have carried the [[Mandar]] mountain into a sea of milk, wound the huge snake [[Ananden]] around it, and turned the mountain so long that the milk became butter, out of which arose the moon, happiness, abundance, and all arts and sciences. Then came a genius carrying a vessel, full of this holy nectar. This caused a fierce combat between the gods and the giants, which [[Vishnu]] decided in favor of the former. The giants were thrown down the fearful precipice, and the gods enjoyed rest on the Meru mountain. [[Symbolism]] sees in this myth the turning of the earth on its axis, and interprets the snake as the equator belting the earth. The combat is interpreted as a revolution of the earth, upon which the repose of the human race follows. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:41, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality.
(2): (a.) Ambrosial; immortal.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
in Hindu mythology, is the nectar of immortality which the gods on Mount Meru drink to lengthen their lives, for they are not immortal. The gods and giants are said to have carried the Mandar mountain into a sea of milk, wound the huge snake Ananden around it, and turned the mountain so long that the milk became butter, out of which arose the moon, happiness, abundance, and all arts and sciences. Then came a genius carrying a vessel, full of this holy nectar. This caused a fierce combat between the gods and the giants, which Vishnu decided in favor of the former. The giants were thrown down the fearful precipice, and the gods enjoyed rest on the Meru mountain. Symbolism sees in this myth the turning of the earth on its axis, and interprets the snake as the equator belting the earth. The combat is interpreted as a revolution of the earth, upon which the repose of the human race follows.
