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Varuna
Also known as Baruna
god van de wateren in de Indiase mythologie
AI overview
Varuna is an ancient Hindu deity who was originally worshipped as a powerful sky god and judge of cosmic and moral order, symbolized by the stars as his watchful eyes. Over time, his role and importance in Hindu religion shifted significantly, declining in prominence as religious texts evolved from the early Vedic period to later Puranic texts.
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Key facts
- Deity.children
- Itihasa-Puranic: Bala (son) Varuni or Sura (daughter) Pushkara (son) Vasishtha and Agastya (twin-sons) Go (son) Vandi (son) Sushena (son, a vanara) Shrutayudha (son) Andharmaka (son) Kali (son, Jaya and Vijaya's father) Dakshasavarni Manu (son)
- Deity.greek_equivalent
- Poseidon
- Deity.roman_equivalent
- Neptune
- Deity.norse_equivalent
- Njörðr
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- File:Rajarani Temple 03 (cropped).jpg
- Deity.caption
- Sculpture of Varuna at the 11th-century Rajarani Hindu temple.
- Deity.name
- Varuna
- Deity.god_of
- Vedic: God of Sky, Order, Truth, Water and Magic ---- Itihasa-Puranic: God of Water, Lakes, Streams, Rivers and Oceans
- Deity.member_of
- Adityas and Dikpala
- Deity.affiliation
- Vedic: Asuras, Devas, Adityas ---- Itihasa-Puranic: Devas, Adityas, Dikpalas
Article · Nederlands
Varuna (Devanagari:वरुण, IAST:varuṇa letterlijk: alles omhullende hemel) is in de Indiase mythologie een Aditya (oude god) van de hemel, van regen en van de , evenals een god van de wet en van de onderwereld. Het is de meest prominente Asura in de Rig-Veda, die heerst over de goden.
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