To justify Kashmir as name of the land you had to first invent Kashap Rishi who lived for thousands of years and spent at least one millennium in overpowering and eliminating demon.
Ancient name for kashmir. Gradually it became familiar as Kashmir. There are some historical records that claim that the city was created by King Pravarasena II almost 2000 years back and had named it Pravasenpur. The work consists of 7826 verses which are divided into eight books called Tarangas.
The Tribe of Shaul is the Hebrew name of King Saul. Musa is Moses Suliamanish is Solomon. According to folk etymology the name Kashmir means desiccated land from the Saṃskṛta.
It was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE. Ka water and shimeera desiccate. The Rajataringini provides the earliest source on Kashmir that can be labeled as a historical text on this.
Rajatarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent particularly the kings of Kashmir. According to another account Kashmirs old name was TatSaro Bohmio which meant the land of sacred places. According to this tradition the ancient name of Kashmir was Kashyap Mir.
Some of the names. There is another saying in Kashmir Wangun is the only vegetable that can be cooked with any other vegetable. Dhar دھر m Kashmiri.
Girdhari m Dogri Kashmiri. Ka water and śmīra desiccate. The first sacred place of Kashmir is Neel Naag spring.