2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Varuna noun: in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Varuna \Va*ru"na\ (v[.a]*r[udd]"n[.a]), noun [Skr. Varu[.n]a.] (Hindu Myth.) The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded as regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under water.

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