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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Manasasarovara}}'''. Phonetically pronounced ''Mansoravara''. A sacred lake in Tibet, in the Himalayas, also called ''Anavatapta''. Manasasarovara is the name of the tutelary deity of that lake and, according to popular folk‐ lore, is said to be a ''nâga, ''a “serpent”. This, translated esoterically, means a great adept, a sage. The lake is a great place of yearly pilgrimage for the Hindus, as the ''Vedas ''are claimed to have been written on its shores. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Manasasarovara}}'''. Phonetically pronounced ''Mansoravara''. A sacred lake in Tibet, in the Himalayas, also called ''Anavatapta''. Manasasarovara is the name of the tutelary deity of that lake and, according to popular folk‐ lore, is said to be a ''nâga, ''a “serpent”. This, translated esoterically, means a great adept, a sage. The lake is a great place of yearly pilgrimage for the Hindus, as the ''Vedas ''are claimed to have been written on its shores. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Manasasarovara. Phonetically pronounced Mansoravara. A sacred lake in Tibet, in the Himalayas, also called Anavatapta. Manasasarovara is the name of the tutelary deity of that lake and, according to popular folk‐ lore, is said to be a nâga, a “serpent”. This, translated esoterically, means a great adept, a sage. The lake is a great place of yearly pilgrimage for the Hindus, as the Vedas are claimed to have been written on its shores.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Manasasarovara