Mitravaruna, Mitrāvaruṇa: 3 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMitrāvaruṇa (मित्रावरुण).—The combined name of two of the Dvādaśādityas (twelve Sūryas) Mitra and Varuṇa. These two are always seen together. Agastya and Vasiṣṭha were born as sons of Mitrāvaruṇa. It was due to a curse by Mitrāvaruṇas that Urvaśī had to marry King Purūravas, a man of the earth. Manu had no children and he performed a yāga to placate Mitrāvaruṇas. But since there were many faults in the ceremony a girl was born to him. (For details see under Ilā, Nimi, Urvaśī, Vasiṣṭha and Mitra).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Mitrāvaruṇa (मित्रावरुण).—The scrotum of the Supreme Being;1 father of Agastya and Vasiṣṭha by dropping semon in a jar at the sight of Ūrvaśī2 cursed Ūrvaśī to be born a human being;3 in the course of a ritual in their honour done by Manu was born Ilā.4
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 1. 32.
- 2) Ib. VI. 18. 5-6; IX. 13. 6.
- 3) Ib. IX. 14. 17.
- 4) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 99; 60. 5 & 8.
1b) A Vāsiṣṭha Brahmavādin.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 145. 110.
1c) One of the 16 Ṛtviks for yajña; issued from the back of Nārāyaṇa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 167. 8.
1d) The two Vedic deities in whose honour Prajāpati made a sacrifice out of which came Iḍā;1 into their tejas the soul of Vasiṣṭha entered, cursed by Nimi; they met Ūrvaśī and Vasiṣṭha took another body from her.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMitrāvaruṇa (मित्रावरुण).—[masculine] [dual] Mitra and Varuṇa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Mitra-Varuna, Mitravarunasamirita, Mitravarunau, Mitravarunavant, Mitravarunavat, Mitravaruneshti.
Full-text: Mitra-Varuna, Mitravarunasamirita, Mitravaruneshti, Mitravarunavat, Maitravaruna, Mitravaruniya, Maitravaruni, Mitra, Agastya, Mithi, Vaivasvatamanu, Vasishtha.
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