Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk)
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Kshira Sagara, or the Ocean of Milk, is a primordial cosmic ocean in Hindu mythology, famed as the site of the churning of the ocean that produced divine treasures and the nectar of immortality.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kshira Sagara | 1 |
| Kṣīra Sāgara | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological concept
ⓘ
cosmic ocean ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| abodeOf |
Lakshmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic ocean
ⓘ
kshira (milk) ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lakshmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Samudra Manthan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
churning of the ocean of milk ⓘ |
| contains | Shesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation |
cosmic waters
ⓘ
primordial ocean ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
source of divine treasures
ⓘ
source of nectar of immortality ⓘ |
| depictedInArtAs |
milky white ocean
ⓘ
ocean where Vishnu reclines on Shesha ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName |
Ksheera Sagara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kshira Sagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ocean of Milk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Ocean of Milk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradition |
Hinduism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
asuras
ⓘ
devas ⓘ |
| producedFromChurning |
Airavata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apsaras ⓘ Halahala poison ⓘ Kamadhenu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaustubha jewel NERFINISHED ⓘ Parijata tree NERFINISHED ⓘ Varuni NERFINISHED ⓘ amrita NERFINISHED ⓘ goddess Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMyth |
distribution of amrita by Mohini
ⓘ
emergence of Lakshmi from the ocean ⓘ |
| restingPlaceOf | Vishnu on Shesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic fertility
ⓘ
primordial chaos ⓘ source of creation ⓘ |
| usedAsChurningRod | Mount Mandara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsChurningRope | Vasuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipContext | Vaishnava iconography ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kṣīra Sāgara