Alternative spellings of this word include Varunalay.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Varuṇālaya (वरुणालय) [=taruṇālaya?] refers to a “miniature model of the proposed temple”, as discussed in the tenth chapter of the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography. Description of the chapter [prāsāda-vidhi]:—The fruits of temple-building are first rehearsed (1-3a.). A temple may be made of stone, bricks or wood (3b-4). [...] Then a “varuṇālaya” (sc.: taruṇālaya) is constructed as a miniature model of the proposed temple—complete with toraṇas, prākāras, etc. The next day a (miniature) icon is put inside the miniature temple and the Lord is asked to reside therein while the temple is being built (25-33). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varuṇālaya (वरुणालय).—the ocean.

Derivable forms: varuṇālayaḥ (वरुणालयः).

Varuṇālaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varuṇa and ālaya (आलय). See also (synonyms): varuṇāvāsa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varuṇālaya (वरुणालय).—[masculine] Varuṇa’s abode, the sea.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varuṇālaya (वरुणालय):—[from varuṇa > vara] m. ‘V°’s habitation’, the sea, ocean, [Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Varunalaya in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Varuṇālaya (वरुणालय) [Also spelled varunalay]:—(nm) the ocean.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Varuṇālaya (ವರುಣಾಲಯ):—[noun] the Ocean, the abode of Varuṇa.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Varuṇālaya (वरुणालय):—n. sea; ocean;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Varuna, Alaya.

Starts with: Varunalayam.

Ends with: Karunavarunalaya.

Full-text: Varunalay, Varunalayam, Tapovasa, Karunavarunalaya, Varunavasa, Va, Svayoni, Tarunalaya, Prasadavidhi, Lohita.

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

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Story of Kṛṣṇa

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