Varuna

[ vur-oo-nuh, vahr-uh- ]

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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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In April, Varuna Sridhar, an artist from the southern Indian city of Chennai, shared her painting of a cup of coffee on social media.

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He and his wife, Varuna, packed whatever they could and set off with their two young children for the city of Jammu — the state’s Hindu-majority pocket.

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“That was the most terrifying night of my life,” Varuna Kaul said.

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One, dubbed Varuna, is nearly as big as Pluto’s moon.

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He is enthroned above all the worlds, universal king; all the laws of the world are the laws of Varuna.

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Varsovian varus

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