Ksheer is a
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...
word for
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modulati ...
. Ksheer is also the archaic name for sweet rice pudding,
kheer. Ksheer is used and perceived differently from normal milk, which is commonly known as Dugdha in Sanskrit. Ksheer is variably used for any liquid or watery substance as well. Ksheer is also used in
Hindu mythology
Hindu mythology is the body of myths and literature attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedic literature, epics like ''Mahabharata'' and ''Ramayana'', the Puranas, and r ...
and cosmogony to describe the universal ether,
Ksheer sagar.
Usage in popular culture
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Kheer
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Sheer khurma
* Ksheer-sagar or milk ocean in
Samudra Manthan
The Samudra Manthana ( sa, समुद्रमन्थन; ) 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.
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* Sheera as a sweet porridge, alternatively known as
Halva
Halva (also halvah, halwa, and other spellings, Persian : حلوا) is a type of confectionery originating from Persia and widely spread throughout the Middle East. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste made ...
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Sheermal
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Shirodhara, as an Ayurvedic therapy.
* Ksheer, brand name of dairy products produced by DS Group.
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Ksirodakasayi Vishnu
Kṣirodaksayi Vishnu is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. As the Paramatma (Ultimate Soul), he is described to "enter every atom and the heart of all beings as a witness, and gives remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness”.
In Gauḍīya Vai ...
, expanded form of Vishnu, residing in Ksheer Sagar.
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Ocean of Milk
In Hindu cosmology, the Ocean of Milk (',', ''Malayalam: Pālāḻi'') is the fifth from the centre of the seven oceans. It surrounds the continent known as Krauncha. According to Hindu scriptures, the devas and asuras worked together for a mill ...
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Kheer
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Payasam
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Sheermal
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Milk in culture
Sanskrit words and phrases