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this plant from the nectar given in the beginning
of the gudud cyādivarga of Bhāvaprakāsha-nighantn ut
(1-5). After Ravana was defeated, Lord Rama
saw that a lot of monkeys and bears had been
killed during the war. The monkeys and bears
had joined Rama to form his army. Rama
prayed to Indra, king of the gods and keeper
of the amrrta (nectar of immortality), to bring
the monkeys and bears back to life since they
had died helping to establish peace on earth.
Indra granted this boon and sprinkled amrtr am
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the monkeys and bears. Some drops of nectar
fell on the monkeys and bears, bringing them
back to life, and some drops fell on the earth.
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