Amrita

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Amrita or Amruta (Sanskrit: अमृत, IAST: amṛta), also rendered Amrit or Amata in Pali (also known as Sudha, Amiy, or Ami) is a concept in Indian religions denoting "immortality" and, by extension, the nectar or elixir of immortality. The term is cognate with, and shares similarities with, ambrosia, both deriving from a common Proto-Indo-European source. Its earliest occurrence is in the Rigveda, where amrita is one of several terms associated with soma, the drink of the devas. It also occupies a central place in the account of the Samudra Manthana, in which possession of amrita and the immortality it confers becomes the object of conflict between the devas and the asuras. The meaning and use of amrita vary among the Indian religions. In Sikhism, amrit has several closely related senses. "Taking amrit" (amrit chhakana) refers to receiving initiation (amritsanskar) in the khaṇḍe-dī-pāhul ceremony, using sweetened baptismal water. According to Sikh tradition, Guru Gobind Singh first prepared...

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