Samudra Manthana
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The Samudra Manthana is a major episode in Hinduism that is elaborated in the Vishnu Purana, a major text of Hinduism. The Samudra Manthana explains the origin of the elixir of eternal life, amrita.
The asuras (left) and devas (right) churn the Ocean of Milk.
Various scenes from the Samudra Manthana episode
Miniature of Samudra Manthana from Majapahit era in the Museum of Trowulan in Indonesia
Samudra Manthana in Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand
Kshira Sagara
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In Hindu cosmology, the Kshira Sagara or Ocean of Milk is the fifth from the centre of the seven oceans. It surrounds the continent known as Krauncha. According to Hindu scriptures, the devas and asur
Samudra Manthana
…सागरमन्थन) – Sāgara is another word for Samudra, both meaning a sea or large water body. Kshirasāgara manthana (क्षीरसागरमन्थन) – Kshirasāgara means the ocean of milk or milky ocean. Kshirasāgara = Kshira (milk) + Sāgara (ocean or sea). Amrita Manthana (अमृतमन्थन) – Amrita means the elixir. “Churning for the Elixir…
Vishnu and Lakshmi on Shesha over the Kshira Sagara - The Ocean of Milk, ca 1870
Brahma emerges from Mahavishnu in the Ocean of Milk
Kurma avatar of Vishnu, below Mount Mandara, with Vasuki wrapped around it, during Samudra Manthana, the churning of the Ocean of Milk, c. 1870
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