Varchas

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Varchas
God of Moonlight
AffiliationDeva,Vasu
AbodeChandraloka
Personal information
Parents
ConsortManoharā[1]

Varchas is one of eight Vasus the son of Chandra, the moon god, and Rohini, a daughter of Daksha and the chief consort of Chandra.[2] Arjuna's and Subhadra's son, Abhimanyu, was his incarnation.[3][1]

Story[edit]

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.[4] During the Dvapara Yuga, he took an avatar named Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu was the son of Kuru prince, Arjuna, and Yadava princess, Subhadra.[5]

Reference[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dalal 2014.
  2. Hall, Fitzedward (1877). The Vishńu Puráńa: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition. Trübner.
  3. "Mythology 3 – Abhimanyu". Times of India Blog. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. "Varchas". Glorious Hinduism. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  5. Shroff, Aarsh (2019-06-12). "Varchas". Glorious Hinduism. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

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