Kshira Explained

Kshira ^[1] is a Sanskrit word for milk.^[2] Kshira is also the archaic name for sweet rice pudding, kheer.^[3] Kshira is used and perceived differently from normal milk, which is commonly known as Dugdha in Sanskrit. Kshira is variably used for any liquid or watery substance as well. Kshira is also used in Hindu mythology and cosmogony to describe the Ocean of Milk and the abode of the deity Vishnu, the Kshira Sagara.^[4]

Usage in popular culture

• Kheer
• Sheer khurma
• Kshira Sagara, or milk ocean
• Sheera as a sweet porridge, alternatively known as Halva.
• Sheermal
• Shirodhara, as an Ayurvedic therapy.
• Kshira, brand name of dairy products produced by DS Group.^[5]
• Ksirodakasayi Vishnu, expanded form of Vishnu, residing in the Kshira Sagara.

See also

• Ocean of Milk
• Kheer
  • Payasam Sheermal

Notes and References

1. Book: Gvozdanović, Jadranka . Indo-European Numerals . 1992 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-011322-8 . 286.
2. Book: Monier-Williams, Sir Monier . A Sanskṛit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged: With Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and Other Cognate Indo-European Languages . 1872 . Clarendon Press . 268 . en.
3. Web site: DS group enters dairy market, with 'ksheer'. Hindustan Times. 20 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220090554/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/ds-group-enters-dairy-market-with-ksheer/article1-1112050.aspx . 29 March 2023. 2013-12-20 .
4. [Vishnu Purana]
5. http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Am-Welcoming-You-To-Kik-Culinary-Corner-And-History-Of-Some/297089 Culinary corner and history