Kshira Sagara

"[citation needed] The term varies across Indic languages, referred to as Khir Shaagor in Bengali, Tiruppāṟkaṭal in Tamil, and Pāla Samudram in Telugu.

[5] According to the Mahabharata, a number of ratnas (treasures) emerged during the churning of Kshira Sagara: Kamadhenu, the cow of plenty,[6] Varuni, the goddess of wine, the tree Parijata, the apsaras, the crescent moon, the poison halahala, and Dhanvantari (the physician of the devas),[7] holding a cup of amrita in his hand.

He was followed by Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, the horse Uchchaishravas, the gemstone Kaustubha, the elephant Airavata, the wish-granting tree Kalpavriksha, and the conch Panchajanya.

Thus bathed, attired, and adorned, the goddess, in the view of the celestials, cast herself upon the breast of Hari; and there reclining, turned her eyes upon the deities, who were inspired with rapture by her gaze.

Not so the Daityas, who, with Vipracitti at their head, were filled with indignation, as Visnu turned away from them, and they were abandoned by the goddess of prosperity (Laksml).The Ocean of Milk (Tiruppāṟkaṭal) is mentioned in Tiruvaymoli, a Vaishnava work of Tamil literature:[13][14] Praise the lotus-eyed LordWho is the form of the three gods Who is the first among the first three Who removes cursesWho lies on the deep ocean Who is the Lord of the divine beings Whose bow burnt the beautiful Lanka and Who destroys our sins.The Devi Bhagavata Purana also refers to the Ocean of Milk in its verses:[15] The Bhagavan Hari sometimes resides in Vaikuntha, sometimes resides in the sea of milk and enjoys pleasures, sometimes fights the powerful Danavas, sometimes performs extensive sacrificial ceremonies sometimes performs severe asceticism and sometimes takes to deep sleep under the guidance of Yoga Maya.

In some of the satvata-tantras there is a description of the nine varshas and the predominating deity worshipped in each: Paramatma, the Supersoul, in the heart of all avatars that exist in the material universe live in the Kshira Sagara.