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Soma is a Vedic Sanskrit word that literally means "distill, extract, sprinkle", often connected in the context of rituals. [9] Soma's Avestan cognate is the haoma. According to Geldner (1951), the word is derived from Indo-Iranian roots *sav- (Sanskrit sav-/su) "to press", i.e. *sau-ma- is the drink prepared by pressing the stalks of a plant ...
Amrita (Sanskrit: अमृत, IAST: amṛta), Amrit or Amata in Pali, (also called Sudha, Amiy, Ami) is a Sanskrit word that means "immortality". It is a central concept within Indian religions and is often referred to in ancient Indian texts as an elixir. [1] Its first occurrence is in the Rigveda, where it is considered one of several ...
Written. 1872. Meter. 8.6.8.8.6. Melody. "Rest" by Frederick Charles Maker, "Repton" by Hubert Parry. " Dear Lord and Father of Mankind " is a hymn with words taken from a longer poem, "The Brewing of Soma" by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The adaptation was made by Garrett Horder in his 1884 Congregational Hymns.
Kapala skull cup. Kalasha - the kalasha is considered a symbol of abundance and "source of life" in the Vedas. It is referred to as "overflowing full vase" in the Vedas. The kalasha is believed to contain amrita, the elixir of life, and thus is viewed as a symbol of abundance, wisdom, and immortality.
The Churning of the Ocean. The Kshira Sagara is the site of the legend of the Samudra Manthana, the churning of the cosmic ocean. At the suggestion of Vishnu, the devas and asuras churned the primeval ocean in order to obtain amrita, the elixir of immortality. To churn the ocean, they used the serpent-king, Vasuki as the churning rope.
The Structuralist School argues that Proto-Indo-European mythology was largely centered around the concept of dualistic opposition. [ 18 ] They generally hold that the mental structure of all human beings is designed to set up opposing patterns in order to resolve conflicting elements. [ 19 ]
The Tree of Jiva and Atman appears in the Vedic scriptures concerning the soul.. The Rig Veda samhita 1.164.20-22, Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1-2, and Svetasvatara Upanishad 4.6-7, speak of two birds, one perched on the branch of the tree, which signifies the body, and eating its fruit, the other merely watching.
Jiva (Sanskrit: जीव, IAST: jīva), also referred as Jivātman, is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force in Hinduism and Jainism. [1] The word itself originates from the Sanskrit verb-root jīv, which translates as 'to breathe' or 'to live'. [2]: 211 [3] The jiva, as a metaphysical entity, has been described in various ...