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Kashyap Mar representing modern day Kashmir is found in which ancient scripture?

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Correct Answer: Option C
The name 'Kashmir' first got its mention in Nilmata Purana as Kashyap Mar or Kashyap Pura. According to Purana, the valley was a huge lake called Satisara. It was drained out by Rishi Kashyap on whose name the entire valley got its name. In Brahit Samhita, Kashmir is mentioned as Kashmiras.
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