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  2. Varuna - Wikipedia

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    Varuna (/ ˈ v ɜːr ʊ n ə, ˈ v ɑː r ə-/; Sanskrit: वरुण, IAST: Varuṇa) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, oceans, and water. In the Vedic scriptures , he is paired with the god Mitra and is the lord of Ṛta (justice) and Satya (truth).

  3. Mitra-Varuna (Indo-European) - Wikipedia

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    Mitra-Varuna is a proposed deity or dyad of deities suggested to have existed in Proto-Indo-European religion and mythology. First proposed by Georges Dumézil, he considered it to have been composed of two distinct elements – Mitra and Varuna – this divine pair represented different aspects of sovereignty, with Mitra embodying reason, order, and benevolence, and Varuna symbolizing ...

  4. Mitra (Hindu god) - Wikipedia

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    Mitra ( Sanskrit: मित्र IAST: Mitrá) is a Hindu god and generally one of the Adityas (the sons of the goddess Aditi ), though his role has changed over time. In the Mitanni inscription, Mitra is invoked as one of the protectors of treaties. In the Rigveda, Mitra appears primarily in the dvandva compound Mitra-Varuna, which has ...

  5. Varunastra - Wikipedia

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    Varunastra. The Varunastra ( Sanskrit वरुणास्त्र) is the water weapon (a storm) according to the Indian scriptures, incepted by Varuna, [1] god of hydrosphere. In stories, it is said to assume any weapon's shape, just like water. Upon usage, it brings a large volume of water which washes away a large part of infantry.

  6. Mitra–Varuna - Wikipedia

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    Mitra–Varuna. Mitra and Varuna ( Sanskrit: mitrā́váruṇā) are two deities frequently referred to in the ancient Indian scripture of the Rigveda. [1] They are both considered Ādityas, or deities connected with the Sun; and they are protectors of the righteous order of Ṛta. Their connection is so close that they are frequently linked in ...

  7. Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Hindu mythology is the body of myths attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedas, the itihasa (the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana,) the Puranas, and mythological stories specific to a particular ethnolinguistic group like the Tamil Periya Puranam and Divya Prabandham, and ...

  8. Historical Vedic religion - Wikipedia

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    The Devas (Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Bhaga, Amsa, etc.) are deities of cosmic and social order, from the universe and kingdoms down to the individual. The Rigveda is a collection of hymns to various deities, most notably heroic Indra , Agni the sacrificial fire and messenger of the gods, and Soma , the deified sacred drink of the Indo-Iranians. [114]

  9. Ṛta - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In the Vedic religion, Ṛta ( /ɹ̩t̪ɐ/; Sanskrit ऋत ṛta "order, rule; truth; logos") is the principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it. [1] [note 1] In the hymns of the Vedas, Ṛta is described as that which is ultimately responsible for the proper ...