Kashmir is a land whose history is the ancient Vedic culture of India as seen within the place names of its villages, the place names of its mountains and as seen within its beautiful lakes whose names are also from the Vedic culture and language of Sanskrit.

 

'Gangabal' is a lake long considered as sacred to the followers of Vedic culture as each year thousands perform their pilgrimage and the name of this beautiful lake is the place ( bal ) of the sacred Ganga.

 

'Gangabal' is also a lake which sits at the foot of 'Harmukh' a mountain which is sacred to followers of the Vedas as it is seen to be related to 'Siva' its name meaning the crown ( mukuta ) of siva ( hara ).

 

 

'Vishansar' is a lake which resides in the lands of Kashmir whose name means the lake ( sara ) of Visnu and we also have 'Krishansar' a lake which resides within the lands of Kashmir whose name means the lake ( sara ) of Krsna.

'Seshanag' is a lake residing in the lands of Kashmir and one sacred to followers of the Vedas as a lake created by the Supreme, who, within his form as a serpent ( naga ) is all that remains ( sesa ) at the time of universal destruction.

 

'Kushal Sar' is a lake in the lands of Kashmir whose name is formed of 'sara' meaning 'lake' and 'kushala' meaning 'happy' words from the language of Sanskrit meaning the happy ( kushala ) lake ( sara ).

 

 

'Manasbal' is a lake within the lands of Kashmir whose name is said to have come from another famous lake known as 'Manasarovar' a name from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is the lake ( sara ) of the crystal clear mind ( manas ).

 

'Wular' is one of the largest freshwater lakes in South Asia and once known as 'Mahapadmasar' meaning great ( maha ) lake ( sara ) of lotuses ( padma ) and its present name is from 'ullola' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'stormy waves'.

 

'Yemsar' is a lake within the lands of Kashmir whose name is from the language of Sanskrit as in the lake ( sara ) of the god of death ( yama ) and we also have 'Khemsar' which is said to have originally been 'Kshemsar' words from Sanskrit whose meanings are the lake ( sara ) which confers happiness ( kshema ).

 

 

'Mansar' is a lake within the lands of Kashmir which is considered sacred by followers of Vedic culture as it possesses various ancient temples and its name is from 'Manasarovar' a sacred lake whose name means the lake ( sarovara ) of the crystal clear mind ( manas ).

 

'Tarsar' is a sacred lake within the lands of Kashmir which we find mentioned within the Nilamatapuranas and whose name is formed of words from the ancient language of Sanskrit and whose meanings are the lake ( sara ) pass ( tara ).

 

'Sundersar' is a lake within the lands of Kashmir which is famous for its beautiful vistas as well as its luscious green landscape and the name of this lake is from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is the beautiful ( sundara ) lake ( sara ).

 

'Marsar' is a mysterious lake within the lands of Kashmir where it is advised by the locals not to hang around too long and the reason for this can be found within its Sanskrit name whose meaning is the killer ( mara ) lake ( sara ).

 

'Surinsar' is a lake within the lands of Kashmir whose original name is said to have been 'Surang Sar' words from the language of Sanskrit whose meanings are tunnel ( surang ) and lake ( sara ) a lake said to have been formed from the arrow of the son of Arjuna.

 

'Nundkol' is a sacred lake within the lands of Kashmir which sits at the foot of the sacred mountain known as 'Haramukh' and a lake which was originally known as 'Nandi Kund' a name from Sanskrit whose meaning is the lake ( kund ) of Nandi the vehicle of Siva.

 

'Chitta Katha' is a lake within the lands of Kashmir which is considered sacred to followers of the Vedas as it is seen as an abode of Siva and its name seems to be from Sanskrit as in the mind ( citta ) of brahman ( katha ) although locals say it means the 'white stream'.

 

'Saral Lake' is one of the most beautiful lakes within the lands of Kashmir and although its meaning is slightly vague its name is from the language of Sanskrit where we find that 'sarala' means 'above the pines' it means 'honest' and also a name for 'Buddha'.

As lakes of great beauty they would attract even the Devas of the higher planets who descended thousands of years ago to sport in their waters and one such lake came to be known as 'Kashmir' as in the lake ( mira ) of Kashyapa Muni from which we get this beautiful country known as 'Kashmir' a jewel of the ancient Vedic culture of India.