Amrutha madhanam

THis story concerns about the time in Kruthayuga.THere were two sects.-Dithis children and Adithis children.Sons od Dithi were strong.Sons of ADithi were ferocious and righteous.Both were thinkig of how to overcome oldage, disease and death.THey were determined to churn PalasaMUDRAMfor Amrutham.THey made Mandhara mountain as a stick to churn Palasamudram.First they got Halahalam-poison.THey were afraid and requestd SHiva to accept it as agrapuja.Vishnu also requested him in this regard.Shiva gulped it as if it were Amrutham and hence became Srikantudu.He detained it in his throat only.

again they started churning and this time Mandhara PARVATHAM SANK INTO pathala.Then Devthas and Gandharvas requestd VISHNU TO HELP THEM.Then Vshnu held the mountain in the form of tortoise/turtle on his back . He alos held his hands high and helped in churning also.

After some time,Dhanvantari vame upfollowed by Apsaras.Since they were formed from the juice fotmed from churning they were called as Apsarasalu.60000 crores of Apsaras were born.No one married them. So they either became normal women or prostitutes.

Daughter of Varuna deva Varuni (Sura) came from sea and went in search oh who would marry her.Sons of Dithi did not marry her.Sons of Adithi married her and hence became Suralu.Dithis sons became Asuras.