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

↑ Valmiki Ramayana translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1870–1874). Commentaries to Book III, Canto XI.
↑ 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)
↑ 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)

Ramayana by Valmiki

Ikshvaku dynasty	Dasharatha Kausalya Sumitra Kaikeyi Shanta Rama Bharata Lakshmana Shatrughna Sita Urmila Mandavi Shrutakirti Lava Kusha (genealogy)

Vanara	Hanuman Sugriva Vali Tara Rumā Angada Nala Nila Kesari Anjana Makardhwaja

Rakshasa	Ravana Vibhishana Kumbhakarna Indrajit Akshayakumara Atikaya Devantaka Kabandha Khara Mandodari Maricha Mayasura Narantaka Prahasta Sarama Subahu Sulochana Sumali Surpanakha Tataka Trijata Trishira Viradha

Sages	Agastya Ahalya Arundhati Bharadwaja Kambhoja Parashurama Vasistha Vishvamitra Rishyasringa

Other characters	Jambavan Janaka Jatayu Manthara Maya Sita Sampati Shabari Shravan Vedavati

Places	Ayodhya Mithila Dandakaranya Kishkindha Lanka

Other	Lakshman Rekha List of adaptations

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