An episode in Hindu mythology describing the churning of the “ocean of milk,” where the devas, seeking the nectar of immortality, forged an alliance with the asuras, using Mount Mandara as a churning rod and Vasuki, a snake deity, as the churning rope. The myth is described in several texts such as the Bhagavata Purana, the Vishnu Purana and the Mahabharata.
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