Talk:Amrita
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The myth section is badly written and also possibly inaccurate.
I have cut it out, it isn't "the myth of Amrita" it is called "the churning of the ocean." I personally don't think it belongs in this section, though if anyone else does, feel free to edit it and put it back in.
[edit] The Myth of Amrita
After churning of Sea by the so called Hindu Gods & Asuras (Demons) derived "Vish" (the Poison) and "Amrita". Amrita is an Immortal nectar that the Asuras drank to attain immortality. The solute (poison / vish) was then to be consumed by Gods, so the hindu God Lord Shiva drank it on behalf of all the Gods. As a symbol of the same, the picture of Lord Shiva is shown with a blue neck, and thus he is also called as "Neel-Kanth," meaning the God with Blue (Neel) Neck (Kanth).
[edit] Rewrite
I will try to give some inputs. --Bhadani 08:07, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Current Literary Reference
Is it worth including some reference to the Banana Yoshimoto novel of the same name? Shanen 12:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
