Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s5.9
Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s5.9
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v4.c33.s5.9
Varuṇa being the lord of the ocean he is represented in the descriptions as keeping with him the *padma*, the *śaṅkha* and a vessel containing *ratnas* (or gems)—the sea being believed by the Hindus to be the repository of gems—and as being attended upon by the river goddesses.