| Varchas | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Vasu |
| Abode | Chandraloka |
| Texts | Mahabharata |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Consort | Manoharā[2] |
| Children | Śiśira and Ramana[1] |
Varchas (Sanskrit: वर्चस्, romanized: Varcas) is a Hindu deity. He is one of the eight Vasus. He is the son of Chandra, the moon god, and Rohini, a daughter of Daksha and the chief consort of Chandra.[3] According to the Mahabharata, Arjuna's and Subhadra's son, Abhimanyu, is regarded to be his incarnation.[4]
- ^ The Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling: Volume I: Origins. BookRix. 12 July 2017. ISBN 9783743822283.
- ^ Dalal 2014.
- ^ Hall, Fitzedward (1877). The Vishńu Puráńa: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition. Trübner.
- ^ Anonymous. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (Complete). Library of Alexandria. p. 382. ISBN 978-1-4655-2637-3.
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