Váruṇa
deity sky Vedic religion single tradition · 1
Váruṇa is a Vedic deity identified with the sky and waters, often invoked as a guardian of cosmic order. He appears in early Indo‑European comparative studies as a counterpart to the Greek Uranus, though modern scholarship rejects a direct etymological link. In Vedic texts he is associated with the celestial waters and the maintenance of moral law.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ouranos
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“identification by Georges Dumézil (1934) of Uranus with the Vedic deity Váruṇa (Mitanni Aruna), god of the sky and waters”
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