Mitra-Varuna pair
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The Mitra-Varuna pair is a divine dyad in Indo-Iranian and Vedic tradition representing complementary aspects of cosmic order, social contract, and sovereign power.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Iranian deity pair
ⓘ
Vedic deity pair ⓘ divine dyad ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
contracts
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ kingship ⓘ law ⓘ oaths ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ ṛta ⓘ |
| category |
Indo-Iranian gods
ⓘ
Vedic gods ⓘ |
| complementaryRoleOf |
Mitra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | maintenance of universal order ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | regulators of heaven and earth ⓘ |
| epithet |
guardians of ṛta
ⓘ
lords of law ⓘ |
| function |
guardians of cosmic order
ⓘ
overseers of moral order ⓘ protectors of truth ⓘ upholders of contracts ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
juridical sovereignty
ⓘ
magical-religious sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Mitra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu concepts of dharma and kingship ⓘ |
| linguisticCognateOf | Mithra-Varuna pair in Iranian tradition ⓘ |
| moralRole |
protectors of the just
ⓘ
punishers of oath-breakers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Indo-European tripartite ideology ⓘ |
| religion |
Indo-Iranian religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
complementary aspects of sovereignty
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ social contract ⓘ sovereign power ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
guaranteeing social cohesion
ⓘ
sanctioning agreements ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Georges Dumézil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| tradition |
Indo-Iranian tradition
ⓘ
Vedic tradition ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
Vedic ritual
ⓘ
royal consecration rites ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Vedic Aryans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.