Studies in Indian Art c9.s2.8

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c9.s2.8

The Kalaśa is made of gold, filled with milk (IV, 32, 9), and overflowing (*āpipyāna*, आपिप्यान) with the shining liquid (IV, 27, 5). A definite suggestion is made that the Soma while entering the Jar induces all kinds of beauty to reside in it—विश्वा श्रियः²

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Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit