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INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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In Hindu Mythology, ____ took the disguise of ‘Mohini’ to help the Gods to carry away the ‘Amrita’.
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Arjuna
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Amba
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Vishnu
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Urvashi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vishnu took the form of Mohini to undertake tasks that he could not have accomplished in his original male form. Mohini, beauty personified, enchanted God Shiva to fall for Vishnu in female form. In Western states of India she is called Mahalasa and her consort is Khanboda, a regional avatar of Shiva.
Detailed explanation-2: -Amrita (Sanskrit: , IAST: amṛta), Amrit or Amata in Pali, (also called Sudha, Amiy, Ami) is a Sanskrit word that means “immortality". It is a central concept within Indian religions and is often referred to in ancient Indian texts as an elixir.
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