Sarasvati (texts & arch.II)

[Paul K. Manansala]

Roland Steiner <steiner at MAILER.UNI-MARBURG.DE>
wrote:


> By means of a precise investigation of the relevant texts Klaus
> comes to the conclusion that samudra in several Vedic passages does
> not designate the ocean, but a broad stream formed by the union of
> two or more rivers.
>

Shouldn't we expect something more specific in the passage then?

For example, if I say the river flows into the sea, we take it for
granted that I mean the ocean.  However, if I specify the Aral Sea,
the Caspian Sea, or the Sea of Galilee, then we know it is a lake.

Regards,
Paul Kekai Manansala