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'''''Kshira''' (''{{Langx|sa|क्षीर|translit=Kṣīra}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gvozdanović |first=Jadranka |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S-hmNOLuDGsC&dq=K%E1%B9%A3%C4%ABra+Sanskrit+milk&pg=PA286 |title=Indo-European Numerals |date=1992 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-11-011322-8 |pages=286}}</ref> is a [[Sanskrit]] word for [[milk]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Monier-Williams |first=Sir Monier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FzRDAQAAMAAJ&dq=Kshira+milk&pg=PA268 |title=A Sanskṛit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged: With Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and Other Cognate Indo-European Languages |date=1872 |publisher=Clarendon Press |pages=268 |language=en}}</ref> ''Kshira'' is also the archaic name for sweet [[rice pudding]] [[kheer]], popular in the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/ds-group-enters-dairy-market-with-ksheer/article1-1112050.aspx|title=DS group enters dairy market, with 'ksheer'|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220090554/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/ds-group-enters-dairy-market-with-ksheer/article1-1112050.aspx |access-date=29 March 2023|archive-date=2013-12-20 }}</ref> The term ''kshira'' is used and perceived differently from commonplace milk, termed ''dugdha'' in Sanskrit. ''Kshira'' also variably refers to any liquid or watery substance. <br />
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In [[Hindu mythology]] and [[Hindu cosmology|cosmogony]], the [[Kshira Sagara|''Kshira Sagara'']] ({{langx|sa|क्षीरसागर}}, {{IAST3|Kṣīra Sāgara}}; {{langx|ta|Tiruppāṟkaṭal|italic=yes}}; {{langx|ml|Pālāḻi|italic=yes}}; {{langx|te|Pala Samudram|italic=yes}}) is the abode of the god [[Vishnu]]. The [[Vishnu Purana]] narrates the [[Samudra Manthana|''Samudra Manthana'']], or the churning of this ocean, by ''[[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]]'' (gods) and [[Asura|asuras]] (demons) to produce sacred items including the [[Banner Theatre|elixir of life]] known as ''[[amrita]]''.<ref>[[Vishnu Purana]]</ref><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
* [[Kheer]]<br />
* [[Sheer khurma]]<br />
* Kshira Sagara, or milk ocean <br />
* Sheera as a sweet porridge, alternatively known as [[Halva]].<br />
* [[Sheermal]]<br />
* [[Shirodhara]], as an Ayurvedic therapy.<br />
* Kshira, brand name of dairy products produced by DS Group.<ref>[http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Am-Welcoming-You-To-Kik-Culinary-Corner-And-History-Of-Some/297089 Culinary corner and history]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
* [[Ksirodakasayi Vishnu]], expanded form of Vishnu, residing in the Kshira Sagara.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ocean of Milk]]<br />
* [[Kheer]]<br />
* [[Payasam]] <br />
* [[Sheermal]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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