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Message Subject Which SECRET SOCIETIES are behind the 2 Main Powers Running the World? Enki/Enlil
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Varuna (the Coverer or Binder), The Mysterious Law of the Gods

Varuna presides over the relationship of man with the gods. He is the ruler of the "other side", of the invisible world. The sudden favor of the gods and the elements, their unaccountable cruelty, cannot be understood. The behavior of Varuna, who rules over the invisible, cannot be foreseen; hence he appears a dangerous lord, a despot. "He is the owner of the magic-power (maya) through which forms are created. He represents the inner reality of things, higher truth, and order in their transcendant aspects, beyond the understanding of man. His absolute power is felt during the night and in all that is mysterious, while man-made laws, represented by Mitra, rule the day.

Although ussually linked with Mitra, Varuna is occasionally invoked alone and is the uncontested ruler (samraj) of the Adityas. He is everywhere, in the universe and around it, pervading all things as the inner law and order of creation. "He bound together the hours of the day and established the morning with magic art. He is seen beyond all things. He is the creator and sustainer of the world, having inherited the prehistoric function of the sky (Dyaus). He established and maintains natural and moral laws, expressions of the cosmic order. His laws are unassailable and rest upon him as on a mountain.

As the King, Varuna is the justice-giver, whose duty it is to punish the guilty. He catches the evildoers and binds them with his noose. "The Lord who punishes is Varuna. He is the King whose duty it is to punish." He is "the binder", whose envoys are watching over both worlds, whose spies are ever at work. He gives freedom to the sinner who repents.

In later mythology Varuna came to be relegated to the position of a god of death. Indra, the ruler of the sphere of space, took precedense over him, the ruler of the sky. In the Mahabharata and all later texts Varuna appears as the lord of the waters, and ruler of the sea and the subterranean waters. He is the giver of rain, of hydropsy, and has been the owner of the soma. He rules over the rivers and their genii. The serpent gods, the nagas, are his subjects. He also rules over the anti-gods. He is the regent of the western direction. His domain is the western ocean. He also rules over one of the lunar mansions.

The name Varuna may come from the root vr, meaning "to surround, envelope, or cover." It refers to the sky, all that veils or covers, all that is mysterious, cryptic, hidden. Varuna is also the lord of the causal waters that surround the world. The name Varuna can also be derived from the root vr, "to restrain", "to check" referring to the godīs charactar as the giver of punishment. "He covers all things or binds, hence he is Varuna.

According to the Vedas, Varuna has four faces, one which is like the face of Agni. He has a tongue, he eats and drinks. His eye, shared with Mitra, is the sun. Sometimes he has a thousand fierce eyes. He winks; his breath is the wind. He has arms and beautiful hands, as well as a shining foot. He is spledidly dressed, wearing a golden mantle. Two armed, he stands on the back of a swan. His right hand shows the gesture of removing fear. In his left hand he holds a noose made of a serpent.

-The Gods of India





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