Questions tagged [varuna]
Questions related to god Varuna (god of water).
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Why is sage Bhrigu called the son of Varuna the ocean god?
The Taittirya Upanishad makes up the seventh, eighth, and ninth Vallis (sections) of the Taittirya Aranyaka of the Yajur Veda. The last of these three Vallis is called the Bhrigu Valli, and this how ...
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What has Virāṭa Parva pārāyaṇa got to do with rains?
From this news article:
Prayers offered for rains
Hundreds of people thronged Indrakeeladri on the bank of the river Krishna to witness 'Varuna yagam' and 'sahasraghatabhishekam' performed for ...
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When did Krishna fight Varuna and Agni?
In the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata, Krishna goes to Duryodhana on behalf of the Pandavas in order to try to negotiate peace and avert the Kurukshetra war. When he hears that Krishna is coming, ...
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Why are there so many similarities between Zoroastrianism and Hinduism? [closed]
As far as I know, Zoroastrian is the closest among all to the Vedic religion.
There are many similarities like:
Both have fire and fire rituals as its core.
Deities like Soma, Mitra, Varuna etc ...
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