Churning of the Ocean

Churning of the Ocean
   In Vedic myth the Churning of the Ocean, which is described under Kurma, is a peculiar mixture of a Deluge legend, a cosmic diaster, an early sea battle with the Asuras, and the treasures which the Vedic tribes had as their legendary heritage.

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