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    See also amṛtāharaṇa.


    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 86.
    amṛtāharaṇaḥ , puṃ, (amṛtamāharati, mātṛdāsyāpa-
    nayanārthaṃ svargāt bhūlokaṃ nayati, ā + hṛ +
    karttari lyuṭ, tataḥ ṣaṣṭhītatpuruṣaḥ .) garuḍaḥ .
    iti hārāvalī .. (“purā kila garuḍo mātu-
    rvinatāyāḥ sapatnīdāsyanivāraṇārthaṃ sarvvadevān
    vinirjitya somarakṣakacchedanayantrādikañcātikramya
    svargādamṛtaṃ nāgakulāya dātumāhṛtavān” . iti
    paurāṇikī kathā . mahābhāratasyādiparbbaṇi .
    “śrutvā tamabruvan sarpā āharāmṛtamojasā .
    tato dāsyādvipramokṣo bhavitā tava khecara ! ..
    ityukto garuḍaḥ sarpaistato mātaramabravīt ..
    gacchāmyamṛtamāharttuṃ bhakṣyamicchāmi vedituṃ ..
    … … …
    sa cakraṃ kṣuraparyyantamapaśyadamṛtāntike .
    paribhramantamaniśaṃ tīkṣṇadhāramayasmayaṃ ..
    jvalanārkaprabhaṃ ghoraṃ chedanaṃ somahāriṇām .
    … … …
    acchinattarasā madhye somamabhyadravattataḥ ..
    samutpāṭyāmṛtaṃ tatra vainateyastato balī .
    utpapāta javenaiva yantramunmathya vīryyavān ..
    … … …
    evaṃ tadamṛtaṃ tena hṛtamāhṛtameva ca .
    dvijihvāśca kṛtāḥ sarpā garuḍena mahātmanā” ..)