Saptasagara
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Saptasagara (सप्तसागर) refers to the “seven oceans” as mentioned in Puranik Bhugol.
Origin
Variants
- Saptasagara सप्तसागर (AS, p.934)
History
Saptasāgara (सप्तसागर) or simply Sāgara refers to the “seven oceans” as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 126):[1][2]
- kṣāra (salty),
- kṣīra (milky),
- dadhi (coagulated),
- udadhi (watery),
- ghṛta (buttery),
- madhu (sweet),
- surā (spirituous).
सप्तसागर
सप्तसागर (AS, p.934): लवण, क्षीर, सूरा, घृत, इक्षु, दधि, एवं स्वादु ये पौराणिक भूगोल के सात समुद्र हैं. [3]
External links
References
- ↑ Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha
- ↑ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/saptasagara
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.934