The deity which bore this name sprung from the churning of the sea of milk and was a manifestation of the moon cursed by Daksha to periodically wane but recover his strength, whose most famous exploit was the seduction of the goddess Tara which resulted in the god Buddha.
The deity which bore this name sprung from the churning of the sea of milk and was a manifestation of the moon cursed by Daksha to periodically wane but recover his strength, whose most famous exploit was the seduction of the goddess Tara which resulted in the god Buddha. The name is probably better known for what it identified in the Vedic period, a liquid distilled from the ephedra vulgaris and consumed only by Brahmans. For 10 points give the shared name of the god and the hallucinogenic drink from which Indra derived his power.
The deity which bore this name sprung from the churning of the sea of milk and was a manifestation of the moon cursed by Daksha to periodically wane but recover his strength, whose most famous exploit was the seduction of the goddess Tara which resulted in the god Buddha.
Soma