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Legend · 2 tellings · contested

Mitra will not slay Soma

Asked to join in slaying King Soma, Mitra refuses as the friend of all, then yields; the cattle leave him, and the cup he shares with Varuna is mixed with milk.

Mitra, Varuna, Soma

Pan-India