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| type = Hindu<br />
| consort = Manoharā{{sfn|Dalal|2014}}<br />
| father = [[Chandra]]<br />
| mother = [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]<br />
| affiliation = [[Deva (Hinduism)|Deva]],[[Vasu]]<br />
| abode = Chandraloka<br />
| deity_of = God of [[Moonlight]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Varchas''' is one of eight [[Vasu|Vasus]] the son of [[Chandra]], the moon god, and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]], a daughter of [[Daksha]] and the chief consort of Chandra.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hall|first=Fitzedward|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f-ooAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Varchas%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA228|title=The Vishńu Puráńa: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition|date=1877|publisher=Trübner|language=en}}</ref> [[Arjuna|Arjuna's]] and [[Subhadra|Subhadra's]] son, [[Abhimanyu]], was his incarnation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-06|title=Mythology 3 – Abhimanyu|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/littlethoughts/mythology-3-abhimanyu/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Times of India Blog|language=en-US}}</ref>{{sfn|Dalal|2014}}<br />
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== Story ==<br />
Varchas was the son of [[Chandra]]. He was told to be born on the earth as a mortal. His father agreed the proposal only on one condition. The condition was that Varchas would not leave him for more than 16 years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-12|title=Varchas|url=https://glorioushinduism.com/2019/06/11/varchas/|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Glorious Hinduism|language=en-US}}</ref> During the [[Dvapara Yuga]], he took an avatar named [[Abhimanyu]]. Abhimanyu was the son of Kuru prince, [[Arjuna]], and Yadava princess, [[Subhadra]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shroff|first=Aarsh|date=2019-06-12|title=Varchas|url=https://glorioushinduism.com/2019/06/11/varchas/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=Glorious Hinduism|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Reference ==<br />
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*{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&q=Varcha|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|date=2014-04-18|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-81-8475-277-9|language=en}}<br />
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