-
goddesses ****ociated with the
Hindu god
Varuna — his wife (also
known as
Varunani), his
daughter (the
goddess of wine), and the
personification of his shakti...
- birth. She is
invoked together with Ganga, Raaka, Saraswati,
Indrani and
Varunani. In 10.184.2, she is
invoked together with
Saraswati to
place the fetus...
- Sarnath,
Varanasi Uma-Maheshvara,
Aihole (7th
century CE)
Varuna with
Varunani.
Statue made from
Basalt and
discovered in Karnataka. (8th
century CE)...
-
Varuna with
Varunani.
Statue carved out of basalt,
dates back to 8th
century CE,
discovered in Karnataka. On
display at the
Prince of
Wales museum, Mumbai...
- as well as the
worship of
arcas of
female goddesses such as Indrani,
Varunani, Usa, Bhavani,
Prthivi and Vrsakapayi. The 2nd
century BCE "Mahabhasya"...
- Chandra, Maha Sata, Nagaraja, Vayu West: Devi, Rudrani, Vaishnavi, Brahmi,
Varunani, Nandidevar, Periyadevar,
Santyatita Sakti,
Santa devi,
Vidya Sakti, Pratishta...
- to be
historic parallels between the
Avestan ahuranis and the
RigVedic varunanis, the "wives of Varuna."
These parallels are one of the
points of comparison...
