Váruṇa

Váruṇa
General Information
Species	God
Race	Asura
Titles	God of the Ocean Asura Mahat (Great Lord) Asura Medha (the Lord of Wisdom, shared with Brahma)
Relationships
Parents	Aditi and Kashyap
Siblings	Surya, Agni, Indra
Consorts	Varuni
Children	Lakshmi
Languages
Avestan	𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬎𐬥
English	Varuna Varuṇa
Fârsi(Persian)	ورون
International Phonetic Alphabet	Proto-Indo-European /ʔ(ə)war.u.nos/ /ʔ(ə)wer.u.nos/ /ʔ(e)war.u.nos/ /ʔ(e)wer.u.nos/ /h(ə)war.u.nos/ /h(ə)wer.u.nos/ /h(e)war.u.nos/ /h(e)wer.u.nos/ Proto-Indo-Iranian /hwɐ́r̠unas/ /hwɐ́r̠un̪as/ /hwɐ́r̠unas̪/ /hwɐ́r̠un̪as̪/
Proto-Indo-Eurpean	*H₁wér-u-nos
Proto-Indo-Iranian	*Hwárunas
Sanskrit	वरुण (Váruṇa)
Urdu	ورون
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Poseidon, Ouranós
Japanese equivalent	Suiten
Norse equivalent	Njörðr, Óðinn, Ægir
Proto-Indo-European equivalent	*H₁wér-u-nos
Roman equivalent	Caelus, Neptune
Zoroastrian equivalent	Ahura Mazdā, Apam Napat (Burz; no common origin)

Váruṇa (as he known in the Veda or Varûn as in the Avesta) is the Hindu god of the ocean and the night sky. He is the son of Aditi. He is an omniscient god and represent the eternal ocean as well as the sky at night. The stars are his spies and watch the movements of men. His consort is an obscure goddess named Varuni.

Mythology

Name

The name Varuna comes from the Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas that eveloved from Wérunos, he is conect with the zoroastrian Ahura Mazda.

Characteristics

Váruṇa is usually portrayed on his vahana (mount), Makara, a sea creature that is half terrestrial and half aquatic, similar to a crocodile.

In other religions

• Varuna was worship under the name Aruna or Waruna as a Dynasty deity in the Mitanni Religion.
• In some Buddhists branch Varuna is an important figure, could be the 12 Devas of Japaor being the companation of Śakra.
• Varuna is Worship in the Shintoism too as Suiten, is often considered as an aspect of Ame-no-Minakanushi.

Popular culture

Videogames

• Varuna is present in the videogames of Megami Tensei.
  • Varuna is a Persona in some Games of the franchise like Persona 2 Duology.
  • Varuna is the Atman of Serph and many other characters, in the Digital Devil Saga.
• Varuna is a female character in Grand Blue Fantasy.
• In Ark Order exist a character named Varuna.

Anime/Manga

• Varuna is a character in Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King.
• Varuna is a minor character in Record of Ragnarok.
• Judgement Chime has a character named Varuna Riel.