Varuna

[ vur-oo-nuh, vahr-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Hinduism.

the Vedic god of natural and moral law, probably a sky god originally: thought to correspond to the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda.

Varuna

/ ˈvʌ-; ˈværʊnə /

Hinduism the ancient sky god, later the god of the waters and rain-giver. In earlier traditions he was also the all-seeing divine judge

Soon after, in a wilder phase of Clyde weather, 'Mab' and 'Varuna' were caught by a fierce squall and laid down to it.

It was at Lowestoft that 'Lais' first gave 'Varuna' a taste of her quality, as she beat the latter by 13 mins.

These twin deities, Mitra and Varuna, measured out the span of human life.

As a sky god Mitra may have been associated, like Varuna, with the waters above the firmament.

Then another ram came up and joined in the attack, and the Varuna was reduced to a wreck and driven ashore.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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