Description of the Moon; his chariot, horses, and course, fed by the Sun; drained periodically of ambrosia by the progenitors and gods - Verse 6
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 2 · Verse 12.6
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Sanskrit Original
संभृतं चार्धमासेन तत सोमस्थं सुधामृतम पिबन्ति देवा मैत्रेय सुधाहारा यतो ऽमराः ।।
saṃbhṛtaṃ cārdhamāsena tat somasthaṃ sudhāmṛtam pibanti devā maitreya sudhāhārā yato 'marāḥ ||
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The gods drink the nectar of immortality, which is collected over half a month, and is situated in the moon, as described by Maitreya.