वरुण

Lord Varuna is one of the most prominent and majestic deities in the Rigveda. He is the supreme sovereign of the universe and the omniscient enforcer of the cosmic and moral order (Ṛta). In His most ancient Vedic conception, He is revered as a great Asura—a title originally denoting a powerful, divine lord of life—who sustains the heavens and the earth. He is described as all-seeing, with the Sun serving as His eye, and He employs thousands of celestial spies to observe the truth and falsehood in the actions of men. He wields a divine noose (Pāśa) to bind sinners and transgressors of the law. Over time, as the Vedic period progressed into the later texts, His domain became more specifically associated with the celestial and terrestrial waters, eventually establishing Him as the supreme Lord of the Oceans.