Mitra–Varuna

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

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, meaning sons of Aditi; and they are protectors of the righteous order of Ṛta. Their connection is so close that they are frequently linked in the dvandva compound Mitra–Varuna.

Varuna Deva

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

See also

• Mitra (Vedic)
• Varuna