What is special about clarified butter in relation to life?

There are few references from ancient Indian texts where the clarified butter was used to preserve the life.
Ramayana: When the king Daśaratha was passed away, his body was kept in a container filled with clarified butter to prevent it from decay.
Mahabharata: Kauravas were born from clay pots filled with clarified butter.
There appears to be life preserving characteristics in clarified butter. Do you know of any other references from ancient Indian texts that referred to clarified butter in relation to life?
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