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Varuna
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years. The gods who follow his orders belong to the following classes : Varunakāiya, Varunadevakäiya, Nägakumārā, Udahikumāra, Thapiyakumāra, Kakkodaya, Kaddamaa, Amjaņa, Samkhavälaa, Puṁda, Paläsa(1), Moa, Jaya (5), Dahimuha, Ayampula(1), Kayariya, etc.? Varuna is the guardian deity of western quartar.3 See also Soma(1). 2. Bha. 167.
3 Bha. 417-418, BhaA. p. 52.
2. Varuņa A Logapāla of Isänimda. His aerial car is known as Suvaggu(1). See also Soma(2). 1. Sth. 256.
I 2. Bha. 172. 3. Varuna A Logapāla each of Camara(1) and Bali(4). Kanaga (1), Kanagalaya, Cittaguttă(2) and Vasumdhară(3) are the wives of the former whereas Minagā, Subhaddā(15), Vijayā(10) and Asani are those of the latter? See also Soma(3) and Soma(4). 1. Sth. 256, Bha. 269.
i 2. Bha. 406.
4. Varuņa A kind of Logamtiya gods.
1. AvaN. 214, Sth. 684, AvaCu, I. p. 251. 5. Varuņa Presiding god of the Sayathisayā planet.
1. Jam. 157, 171. 6. Varuņa One of the two gods presiding over the Varuņavare continent.'
i. Jiv. 180. 7. Varuņa Deity of the Western quarter.1 : 1. Bha. 417. 8. Varuna A śramaṇopāsaka (lay-votary) belonging to the city of Vesāli. He took a pledge not to kill one who has not attacked him. He acted accordingly even in the Rahamusala battle and went to Sohamma(1) heaven after death. This created a wrong belief among the people that death in battle means heaven. He is also called Varuna Nāganattua..
1. Bha. 303--4, AvaCu. II. p. 277. 9. Varuņa One of the thirty Muhuttas of a day and night.
1. Jan. 152, Sam. 30, Sur. 47. 10. Varuna A non-Jain sage in the tirtha of Mahāvīra recognised as a Patteyabuddha.
1. Risi. 44, Risi (Sangrahaņi). Varuņakäiya (Varuņakāyika ) A group of gods obeying Varuņa(1) a Logapāla of Sakka(3),1
. Bna 167.
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