Varuna

Varuna
God of the Sea, Ocean, Termites, Scorpions, Eels and Water
The God Varuna on his mount Makara, 1675-1700 Painted in:India, Rajasthan, Bundi, placed in LACMA museum
Devanagari	वरुण
Sanskrit transliteration	Varuṇa
Affiliation	Ādityas Deva Guardians of the directions
Abode	Celestial ocean (Rasā)
Mantra	Oṃ Vaṃ Varuṇāya Namaḥ
Weapon	Pasha (Lasso) or Varunastra
Consort	Varuni
Mount	Makara

Varuna (/ˈvɜːrʊnə, ˈvɑːrə-/;Sanskrit: Varuṇa वरुण, Malay: Baruna) is the Hindu god of water and the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law of the underwater world. A Makara is his mount. His consort is the Hindu goddess Varuni. Originally the chief god of the Vedic pantheon, Varuna was replaced by Indra and later faded away with the ascendancy of Shiva and Vishnu. Arjun is the son of Indra/ Varuna in the great epic Mahabharatha and it is believed that if we pray to him we would be protected from thunder and lightning.

Varuna and Mitra are the gods of the societal affairs including the oath, and are often twinned Mitra-Varuna (a dvandva compound). Varuna is also twinned with Indra in the Rigveda, as Indra-Varuna (when both cooperate at New Year in re-establishing order).