Varuni

Varuni

Varuni is the goddess-personification of alcoholic beverages and intoxication in Hinduism. The drink named Varuni is generally described as a fragrant wine made from date palm, but the goddess Varuni is associated with all intoxicating beverages. Commonly described as the daughter of Varuna and his wife Jyeshtha, Varuni emerges during the Samudra Manthana, bringing the drink with herself and chooses the companionship of either the Devas or the Asuras, depending on the text. In the Vaishnava tradition, Varuni as the intoxication-goddess is depicted offering wine to the deity Balarama.

Pantheon: Hindu Culture: Indian Civilization: Indian subcontinent Period: 1500 BCE – present

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