Panchāpsaras
Lake featured in the Ramayana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panchāpsaras (Sanskrit: पञ्चाप्सर, romanized: Pañcāpsara) is a lake mentioned in Book III of the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana. Its name means (the lake of) the five apsaras, the celestial nymphs of Hindu mythology. This lake is visited by Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, during his journey through the Dandaka forest. The lake is said to have been created by Sage Māṇḍakarṇi through the power of his penance.[1][2]