Kshira (Template:Langx)[1] is a Sanskrit word for milk.[2] Kshira is also the archaic name for sweet rice pudding kheer, popular in the Indian subcontinent.[3] 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.
In Hindu mythology and cosmogony, the Kshira Sagara (Template:Langx, Template:IAST3; Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is the abode of the god Vishnu. The Vishnu Purana narrates the Samudra Manthana, or the churning of this ocean, by devas (gods) and asuras (demons) to produce sacred items including the elixir of life known as amrita.[4]
In popular culture
- Kheer
- Sheer khurma
- Kshira Sagara, or milk ocean
- Sheera as a sweet porridge, alternatively known as Halva.
- Sheermal
- Shirodhara, as an Ayurvedic therapy.
- Kshira, brand name of dairy products produced by DS Group.[5]
- Ksirodakasayi Vishnu, expanded form of Vishnu, residing in the Kshira Sagara.
See also
References
- ↑ Indo-European Numerals{{#if:Gvozdanović|, Gvozdanović}. Walter de Gruyter(1992). ISBN 978-3-11-011322-8
- ↑ A Sanskṛit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged: With Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and Other Cognate Indo-European Languages{{#if:Monier-Williams|, Monier-Williams}. Clarendon Press(1872)
- ↑ DS group enters dairy market, with 'ksheer'(20 December 2013). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ Vishnu Purana
- ↑ Culinary corner and historyTemplate:Dead link