Varchas

Varchas
AffiliationVasu
AbodeChandraloka
TextsMahabharata
Genealogy
Parents
ConsortManoharā[2]
ChildrenŚiśira and Ramana[1]

Varchas (Sanskrit: वर्चस्, romanizedVarcas) 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]

  1. ^ The Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling: Volume I: Origins. BookRix. 12 July 2017. ISBN 9783743822283.
  2. ^ Dalal 2014.
  3. ^ Hall, Fitzedward (1877). The Vishńu Puráńa: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition. Trübner.
  4. ^ Anonymous. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (Complete). Library of Alexandria. p. 382. ISBN 978-1-4655-2637-3.