Ocean of Milk
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The Ocean of Milk is a primordial cosmic sea in Hindu mythology that was churned by gods and demons to obtain the nectar of immortality and other divine treasures.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological concept
ⓘ
cosmic ocean ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| abodeOf |
Lakshmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lakshmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Churning of the Ocean of Milk
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ⓘ
Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churnedBy |
asuras
ⓘ
devas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
amrita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
divine treasures ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | between earthly and heavenly realms ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | Puranic Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | primordial cosmic sea ⓘ |
| guardedBy | serpents ⓘ |
| hasPalace | Vaikuntha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMythology | cosmos ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Ocean of Milk ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
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ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana (later versions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherNames |
Kshira Sagar
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Kshira Sagara NERFINISHED ⓘ Kshira Samudra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfChurning | to obtain amrita ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Samudra
NERFINISHED
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cosmic ocean ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic fertility
ⓘ
reservoir of potentiality ⓘ source of creation ⓘ |
| usedAsChurningRod | Mount Mandara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsChurningRope | Vasuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yields |
Airavata
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Apsaras NERFINISHED ⓘ Chandra NERFINISHED ⓘ Halahala poison ⓘ Kamadhenu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaustubha jewel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Parijata tree NERFINISHED ⓘ Varuni NERFINISHED ⓘ amrita ⓘ |
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