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[The taste of the waters of the oceans] Gautama! Just as Patrasava, Tvchasava, the essence of dates, well-cooked Ikshurasa (sugarcane juice) and the wines of Merak-Kapishayan-Chandraprabha-Manah Shila-Varasidhu-Varavaruni and the Jambhuphal-mixed Varaprasanna variety prepared by grinding eight times are excellent intoxicants, giving pleasure when applied to the body, making the eyes slightly red, quickly inducing intoxication, which are palatable, nourishing and pleasing to the mind, possessing auspicious color etc., such is that water. On this, Gautama asks if that water is like the aforementioned similes? To this, the Lord says, "No" this is not right, that water is said to be even more desirable than that. Bhagavan! How is the water of the Kshirodasamudra in taste? Gautama! Like the Goksheera (cow's milk) which is transformed into Chaturstan for the Chaturrant Chakravarti, which is cooked on a slow fire, mixed with sugar at the beginning and end, which is superior in color, smell, taste and touch, such is that water. This is just a simile, that water is even more desirable than this. The taste of the water of the Ghritoadasamudra is like the Mand (essence-thara) of cow's ghee in the autumn season, which is of the color of Sallaki and Kaner flowers, well heated, immediately filtered and which is endowed with superior color, smell, taste and touch. This is just a simile, the water of the Ghritoadasamudra is even more desirable than this. Bhagavan! How is the water of the Kshodoadasamudra in taste? Gautama! Like the sugarcane of the noble, advanced Paundrak caste, born in the Bherund country, which turns yellow like Harital when ripe, whose joints are black, only the middle three parts, excluding the top and bottom parts, are extracted by a machine driven by strong bulls, which is strained through cloth, which is fragrant due to the addition of four types of cinnamon, cardamom, saffron, black pepper, which is very wholesome, digestive and endowed with auspicious color etc., such is that water. This is just a simile, the water of the Kshodoadasamudra is even more desirable than this. In the same way, one should know the taste of the water of the remaining oceans up to the Swayambhuramanasamudra. The special feature is that that water is as pure, noble and wholesome as the water of Pushkarod. Bhagavan! How many oceans are said to be of each taste? Gautama! Four oceans are of each taste, i.e. that taste is not found in any other ocean. They are - Lavana, Varunod, Kshirodas and Ghritoadas / Bhagavan! How many oceans are naturally of Udgarasa? Gautama! Three oceans are naturally of Udgarasa, i.e. their water is like natural water / They are - Kalod, Pushkarod and Swayambhuraman oceans / Ayushman Shraman! The rest of the oceans are mostly said to be of Kshodarasa (sugarcane juice).