Panchāpsaras

Panchāpsaras (Sanskrit pañcāpsaras) is a lake mentioned in Book III (Aranya Kanda) of the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana. Its name means [the lake of] Five Apsaras, female spirits of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, which can be translated into English as "nymphs", "celestial nymphs" and "celestial virgins". The lake is visited by Rama, considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, during his journey through the Dandaka forest. The lake is said to had been created by sage and hermit Māṇḍakarṇi through the power of his penance.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Valmiki Ramayana translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1870–1874). Commentaries to Book III, Canto XI.
  2. ↑ http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/william-crooke/the-popular-religion-and-folk-lore-of-northern-india-volume-1-oor/page-5-the-popular-religion-and-folk-lore-of-northern-india-volume-1-oor.shtml William Crooke. The popular religion and folk-lore of northern India (Volume 1)
  3. ↑ http://deccanvolcanological.com/Lonar_Symposium.pdf Lonar Crater Lake (Special Volume No.1) Proceedings: Symposium on Multi Disciplinary Approach to Understand the Lonar Lake (12–14 December 2008)


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