Varuna - Drums of Atlantis

Varuna: Vedic God of the Waters and Donnelly’s Uranos

Varuna, the Vedic god of the waters and the cosmic order, is one of the gods Ignatius Donnelly drew into his Atlantis argument.

The Hindoo god Varuna is conceded to be the Greek god Uranos, who was the founder of the royal family of Atlantis.

On Traditions of Atlantis he repeats it: among the Aditya is Varuna, whom he takes as the equivalent of Uranos.

the comparison table sets Atlas beside Varuna, as the eldest king beside the god of waters and cosmic order.

On 12 Adityas in Hindu Mythology Varuna governs the cosmic order and the waters, and on Rta: The Cosmic Order the Adityas, particularly Varuna, uphold Rta.

On Ila the Linga Purana and the Mahabharata tell how Ila is transformed into a male by Mitra and Varuna.

On The worship of Crawling things Varuna is often depicted riding a crocodile.

For every page I tagged with Varuna, see the Varuna tag archive.

Part-human, part-fish

Makara: A sea creature often associated with deities like Varuna and Ganga, it is sometimes depicted with humanoid features.

The Aryan Colonies from Atlantis

The Hindoo god Varuna is conceded to be the Greek god Uranos, who was the founder of the royal family of Atlantis.

In the Veda we find a hymn to "King Varuna," in which occurs this passage: "This earth, too, belongs to Varuna, the king, and this wide sky, with its ends far apart.

The two seas are Varuna's loins; he is contained also in this drop of water."

Again in the Veda we find another hymn to King Varuna:

Traditions of Atlantis

Among the Aditya is Varuna, the equivalent of Uranos, whose identification with Atlantis I have shown.

In the vedas Varuna is "the god of the ocean."

The worship of Crawling things

Deity Association: Crocodiles are linked to the river goddess Ganga and to the god Varuna.

Varuna is often shown riding a crocodile.

Which Deities Are Linked to Fish and Water?

Wider survey names that also appear in fish and water myths include Njord, Yemaya, Sedna, Ryujin, Tangaroa, Varuna, Glaucus, and others.

12 Adityas in Hindu Mythology

The Mahabharata (Adi Parva, section 65) gives the twelve as Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Sakra (Indra), Varuna, Amsa, Bhaga, Vivasvan, Pusha, Savita, Tvashta and Vishnu.

Varuna: Governs the cosmic order and the waters.

Rta: The Cosmic Order

Varuna upholds cosmic and moral law, a duty he shares with the Adityas.

In Britannica's account, Varuna is the god-sovereign of the Vedic era and is often invoked together with Mitra.

Mitra stands for friendship, integrity and harmony, the guardian of the human order beside Varuna's cosmic one, and as spirit of the day he sometimes takes on solar traits.

In later Hinduism Varuna's role shrinks, and he becomes guardian of the west and lord of the oceans and waters, riding a crocodile, the makara.

More on him is at https://drumsofatlantis.com/varuna.

Thus, Bṛhaspati is referred to as possessing a powerful bow with "Ṛta as its string" and as one prepared to "mount the chariot of Ṛta"; Agni is described as one who is "desirous of Ṛta", one who is "Ṛta-minded" and as he who "spread Heaven and Earth by Ṛta"; the Maruts are referred to as "rejoicing in the house of Ṛta" and as "knowers of Ṛta"; Ushas is described as having been "placed at the root of Ṛta"; Varuna is praised as "having the form of Ṛta" and, along with Mitra as Mitra-Varuna, as "destroying the foes by Ṛta" and as "professing Ṛta by Ṛta".

Britannica draws the closest of these links in Iran: it calls Mithra the Iranian counterpart of Mitra, and says Varuna corresponds closely to the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazdā, the subject of https://drumsofatlantis.com/ahura-mazda.

Who Were the 12 Kings of Atlantis?

Ila

In the Linga Purana and the Mahabharata, Ila is initially a daughter who is transformed into a male, Sudyumma, by the deities Mitra and Varuna.

Poseidon: High Priest of Atlantis and God of the Seas

The Rigveda Samhita

The Rigveda consists of 1,028 hymns and about 10,600 verses divided into ten books called "mandalas." The hymns praise a pantheon of gods and goddesses, including Indra, Agni, Varuna, and others, reflecting the religious, social, and philosophical ideas of early Vedic civilization.

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