samudra manthan
समुद्रमन्थन samudra manthanaThe churning of the cosmic ocean by gods and demons in search of the nectar of immortality, from which Lakshmi and many treasures arose.
Where this term appears
- What is Diwali? Worship
…ion tells of her emergence from the churning of the cosmic ocean, the samudra manthan (sah-MOO-druh MUN-tun), when gods and demons turned the sea of milk in search of the nectar of immortality and Lakshmi rose …
- The Kumbh Mela Temples
The churning of the ocean The myth behind the pot is one of the great Puranic narratives, the Samudra Manthana , the churning of the ocean of milk.
- Who is Lakshmi? Deities
Risen from the ocean, wedded to the preserver The story that fixes Lakshmi's place in the cosmos is the churning of the ocean of milk, the samudra manthana , told in the Puranas and the epics.
- Who is Shiva? Deities
Shiva is the supreme reality for the Shaiva traditions, and, by one widely cited estimate, for something like a quarter of all Hindus, though such figures are rough…
- The Pot of Nectar Treatise
The churning of the ocean The myth is one of the oldest in the tradition, the samudra manthana , the churning of the ocean of milk.
- Kamala: The Lotus at the End of the Garland Treatise
Kamala, the tenth and final Mahavidya, is the Tantric form of Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance, beauty and sovereignty. She is the golden Gajalakshmi, seated on a…