Saptasagara

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Saptasagara (सप्तसागर) refers to the “seven oceans” as mentioned in Puranik Bhugol.

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Saptasāgara (सप्तसागर) or simply Sāgara refers to the “seven oceans” as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 126):[1][2]

  1. kṣāra (salty),
  2. kṣīra (milky),
  3. dadhi (coagulated),
  4. udadhi (watery),
  5. ghṛta (buttery),
  6. madhu (sweet),
  7. surā (spirituous).

सप्तसागर

सप्तसागर (AS, p.934): लवण, क्षीर, सूरा, घृत, इक्षु, दधि, एवं स्वादु ये पौराणिक भूगोल के सात समुद्र हैं. [3]

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