Varuna Dev The Lord of Oceans

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Varuna is a Vedic deity associated initially with the sky, later also with the seas as well as Ṛta (justice) and Satya (truth). He is found mentioned in the Vedas and also mentioned in the Tamil grammar work Tolkāppiyam, as Kadalon the god of sea and rain.
He is said to be the son of Kashyapa rishi.

In the Hindu Puranas, Varuna is the god of oceans. He is the guardian deity of the western direction. In some texts, he is the father of the Vedic sage Vasishtha.

  • Abode - Jala loka, Ocean
  • Planets associated - Uranus, Neptune
  • Weapon - Noose
  • Vehicle - Makara (crocodile)
  • Parents - Kashyapa rishi and Aditi
  • Consort - Varuni devi
  • Children - Sushena vanara, Shrutayudh, Pushkara
  • Direction associated - West

# Mentioned in the Scriptures :

  • Rig Veda, Vajasaneyi Samhita 21.40 (Yajur Ved), Atharva Ved, Brihadaryanka Upanishad.
  • "Vishnu is Varuna, Varuna is Vishnu"  [Yajur Veda 8.59]
  • Conversation of Sri Ram and Varuna dev [Ramayna 2.22.28; 2.22.44-45]
  • Ravana battle in Varuna loka, underwater.  [Ramayana 7.101]
  • Jhulelal as the incarnation of Varuna Dev.
  • Varuna Sabha and His mansion described.  [Mahabharata 2.IX]
  • City of Varuna is Susa, west of Sumeru, top of Manasa mountain.  [Matsya Purana, Ch. 124]
  • Varuna held Gandiva bow for a 100 years.  [Mahabharata 4.XLIII]

# Buddhism :

  • God "Seiten" in Japanese Buddhism is Varuna dev.
  • Mentioned in the Theravada (Pali cannon)
  • In Mahayana Buddhism, He is one of the 12 Dharmapalas.

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