🌊 Kshira Sagara

Kshira Sagara - The Ocean of Milk

The cosmic ocean of milk that was churned by gods and demons to obtain the nectar of immortality (amrita). Vishnu rests on the serpent Shesha floating on this ocean.

🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
🌊 PRIMORDIAL WATERS

The cosmic ocean from which all creation emerges, where Vishnu sleeps between cosmic cycles and gods churned for immortality.

See parallels: Nun, Chaos, Ginnungagap →
Key Figures
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Vishnu

Deity

Rests on Shesha in cosmic ocean
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Shesha

Cosmic Serpent

Supports the sleeping Vishnu

🌍 Cross-Cultural Parallels

☀️ Nun Egyptian 🏛️ Chaos Greek ⚔️ Ginnungagap Norse 🏺 Abzu Sumerian

📚 See Also

🌀 Creation Myth 🌌 Hindu Cosmology 🪷 Brahma 🦅 Garuda 🎭 Primordial Waters Archetype