Mitra–Varuna

Mitra and Varuna (Sanskrit: mitrā́váruṇā) are two deities frequently referred to in the ancient Indian scripture of the Rigveda.[1] They are both considered Ādityas, or deities connected with the Sun; and they are protectors of the righteous order of rita. Their connection is so close that they are frequently linked in the dvandva compound Mitra–Varuna.

Not to be confused with Mitra-Varuna a reconstructed Proto Indo European predecessor to this dyad..


Mitra-Varuna is also the title of a 1940 essay in Proto-Indo-European mythology by Georges Dumézil.

See also

References
  1. S.S Gupta (2013). A Study of Deities of Rig Veda. Abhinav Publications. p. 44.


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