Mitra–Varuna

Mitra and Varuna (Sanskrit: mitrā́váruṇā) are two deities frequently referred to in the ancient Indian scripture of the Rigveda.

[1] They are both considered Ādityas, means sons of Aditi; and they are protectors of the righteous order of Ṛta.

Their connection is so close that they are frequently linked in the dvandva compound Mitra–Varuna.

Mitra-Varuna is also the title of a 1940 essay in Proto-Indo-European mythology by Georges Dumézil.

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