Vāruṇī
Vāruṇī
Vāruṇī is a name used for more than one devī and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Vāruṇī (Madirā): the śakti of Varuṇa, also called Madirā, most dear to Ananta, who attends Śesha in the netherworlds and was sent by Varuṇa to Balarāma in Bṛndāvana. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 21, 198
- Vāruṇī (Daughter of Varuṇa): the daughter of Varuṇa, given in marriage to the daitya Mahāśani, son of Hiraṇya. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 59
- Vāruṇī, Wife of Varuṇa: the wife of Varuṇa Deva, worshipped with him at the bank of a tank in the Pālī Vrata. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 91–92
- Vāruṇī (Āśā Devī): the fifth of the ten Āśā Devīs, the devīs of the directions, worshipped in the Āśā Daśamī vrata. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 64
Places
- Vāruṇī (City): a city of the devas, the fifth of the seven deva-nagaras that stand above the varsha-parvatas. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 126