Vedic Mythology c5.s1.t2.3

c5.s1.t2.3

Mitra and Varuṇa's abode is golden and situated in heaven (5, 67²; 1, 136²) and Varuṇa sits in his mansions (*pastyāsu*) looking on all deeds (1, 25¹⁰. ¹¹). His and Mitra's seat (*sadas*) is great, very lofty, firm with a thousand columns (5, 68⁵; 2, 41⁵) and their house has a thousand doors (7, 88⁵). The all-seeing sun rising from his abode, goes to the dwellings of Mitra and Varuṇa to report the deeds of men (7, 60¹⁻³), and enters their dear dwelling (1, 152⁴). It is in the highest heaven that the Fathers behold Varuṇa (10, 14⁸). According to the ŚB. (11, 6, 1) Varuṇa, conceived as the lord of the Universe, is seated in the midst of heaven, from which he surveys the places of punishment situated all around him¹.