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== Varuna's wife == | == Varuna's wife == | ||
First Varuni is also known as '''Varunani''' and '''Jaldevi'''. She is the consort of [[Varuna]] and is often depicted with her husband.<ref>Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. [https://archive.org/stream/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft#page/833/mode/2up 833].</ref> | First Varuni is also known as '''Varunani''' and '''Jaldevi'''. She is the consort of [[Varuna]] and is often depicted with her husband. Varunani is the Goddess of [[Prophecy]]<ref>Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. [https://archive.org/stream/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft#page/833/mode/2up 833].</ref> | ||
== Varuna's daughter == | == Varuna's daughter == | ||
Second goddess with the name is the daughter of Varuna. She is the goddess of wine and came out of the ocean during [[Samudra manthan]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mani|first=Vettam|url= | Second goddess with the name is the daughter of Varuna. She is the goddess of wine and came out of the ocean during [[Samudra manthan]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mani|first=Vettam|url=https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft|title=Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature|date=1975|publisher=Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass|others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref> As per the story found in [[Bhagavata Purana]], Varuni was taken by [[Asura]]. But the [[Bala Kanda]] of [[Ramayana]] narrates that Varuni chose the Devas. | ||
== Matrika == | == Matrika == | ||
The third goddess is a [[Matrikas|Matrika]] found in [[Matsya Purana]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rajeswari|first=D. R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wK-fAAAAMAAJ&q=Varuni+matrika|title=Sakti Iconography|date=1989|publisher=Intellectual Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7076-015-3|language=en}}</ref> She is the manifestation of the first Varuni and the divine energy of Varuna. As per the story, she was created to drink the blood of demon [[Andhaka]]. She is also one of the 64 [[yogini]](s). | The third goddess is a [[Matrikas|Matrika]] found in [[Matsya Purana]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rajeswari|first=D. R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wK-fAAAAMAAJ&q=Varuni+matrika|title=Sakti Iconography|date=1989|publisher=Intellectual Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7076-015-3|language=en}}</ref> She is the manifestation of the first Varuni and the divine energy of Varuna. As per the story, she was created to drink the blood of demon [[Andhaka]]. She is also one of the 64 [[yogini]](s). | ||