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Varuna
[ vur-oo-nuh, vahr-uh- ]
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
/ ˈværʊnə; ˈvʌ- /
noun
- 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
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Soon after, in a wilder phase of Clyde weather, 'Mab' and 'Varuna' were caught by a fierce squall and laid down to it.
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It was at Lowestoft that 'Lais' first gave 'Varuna' a taste of her quality, as she beat the latter by 13 mins.
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These twin deities, Mitra and Varuna, measured out the span of human life.
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As a sky god Mitra may have been associated, like Varuna, with the waters above the firmament.
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Then another ram came up and joined in the attack, and the Varuna was reduced to a wreck and driven ashore.
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