अमृतोत्पादनम्

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana index

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

(see अमृतम्)--suggested by Hari- Ajita to secure immortality for gods. It was to churn the क्षीरोद with Mandara as stick and वासुकि as rope. The Asuras agreed to aid the gods in securing अमृत। Hari took hold at first of the head, and when the Asuras protested, of the tail of वासुकि. Seeing exhaustion on the part of gods owing to obstacle of विघ्नेश, Hari propped up the Mandara hill, assuming the form of a tortoise. With continuous effort, the churning went on. First appeared हालाहल which was consumed by शिव on an appeal from the प्रजापतिस् and with the permission of पार्वती. Then came out कामधेनु which sages appropriated for agnihotra; उच्चैश्श्रवस्, a horse which Bali took; then ऐरावत: कौस्तुभ gem appropriated by Hari, then पारिजात, अप्सरस् women and then स्री married to Hari. Then came out वारुणीदेवी whom Asuras seized, then Dhanvantari with a pot of अमृत। There was then a rush on both sides to get the अमृत first when Hari assumed the form of मोहिनी and arrested their attention. Moved by her beauty, both gods and Asuras agreed to let her distribute the अमृत to all of them. She began with the gods and was serving them first. Noticing this राहु took the guise of a god. On being pointed out by the sun and moon, Hari cut off his head with his चक्र। The Asuras found that they had been deluded by Hari and set their face against Him. See अमृतम्। भा. VIII. 6. २१-25, ३१-32. Ib. ch. 7-9 (whole); Ib. १०. 1.