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- Soma rasa is called as drink of Gods. Drinking it, one becomes immortal and soul is purified of past Karma. It is said to be Amrita or elixir of life.
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Dec 18, 2021 · Soma rasa is called as drink of Gods. Drinking it, one becomes immortal and soul is purified of past Karma. It is said to be Amrita or elixir of life. Somarasa has been mentioned in Vedas and Bhagavad Gita.
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Drinking soma produces immortality ( Amrita, Rigveda 8.48.3). Indra and Agni are portrayed as consuming soma in copious quantities. In the vedic ideology, Indra drank large amounts of soma while fighting the serpent demon Vritra. The consumption of soma by human beings is well attested in Vedic ritual.
Apr 10, 2018 · It is Andhasa, meaning Soma, and Rudra is Andhasaspati “अन्धसस्पते” TS4.5.10, meaning the “Lord of Soma”. Hence, in the Itihāsa and Puráńic realm, Śiva is iconified as Somnath – with a crescent moon on the forehead dripping amṛta.
Jan 9, 2017 · The Rig Veda, which was composed more than 5000 year ago, says: “We drank soma, we became immortal, we came to the light, we found gods.” The Iranians call it Hoama in the sacred Avesta.
May 22, 2016 · As a sacred drink, soma was supposedly consumed during rituals by the priestly class in ancient times. When it is drunk by mortals outside a ritual context, soma is said to possess uplifting qualities, and boost the energy and alertness of its drinker.
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It denotes the state of immortality as well a drink which is sweet in taste and makes one immortal. In concept, it is similar to the ambrosia of the Greeks. Hindu texts describe amritam as an elixir consumed by gods which made them immortal.
soma, in ancient India, an unidentified plant the juice of which was a fundamental offering of the Vedic sacrifices. The stalks of the plant were pressed between stones, and the juice was filtered through sheep’s wool and then mixed with water and milk.
