HINDU ENCYCLOPEDIA

सनातन धर्म भूमिका

Meaning of "Varuna"

Word

Varuna

Sanskrit

वरुण

IAST

Varuṇa

In General

Varuna is an important Vedic God. Varuna is always eulogized alone with another God Mitra. Varuna is the God of water bodies according to Puranas.

Veda

Varuna is the master of infinities who can’t tolerate restrictive thinking or actions. Only he can cut the three bonds which restrict the three aspects of every human being, the physical, vital and mental.

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