Talk:Mitra–Varuna

Hymns in the Rig Veda Dedicated to Mitra-Varuna

Book 1: Hymns 41, 136-137, 151-153
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5: Hymns 62-72
Book 6: Hymn 67
Book 7: Hymns 60-66
Book 8: Hymn 25
Book 9
Book 10: Hymn 132

Hokie Tech (talk) 17:43, 30 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

LGBT misinterpretation

The Shatapatha Brahmana 2.4.4.19 does not state that Mitra implants his seed in Varuna. The word "his" is omitted. You can find proof here. This is a misinterpretation by a biased and unreliable source (Gay & Lesbian Vaishnava Association), especially since verse 2.2.2.21 states this: "It is through union that he produces him: the curds (payasyâ, fem.) are female, and the whey is seed. Now what is produced by union is (pro-duced) properly: hence he thereby produces him by a productive union; and therefore there is an offering of curds." It's not Mitra's semen, it's whey. 122.174.67.31 (talk) 02:21, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For the purposes of this article it doesn't actually matter what the right interpretation is. What matters is that some people believe this. Especially since what you removed was not a claim about the deities but a claim about what some people believe. So we should keep that. Although I do think updating the source to get the url working is important Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (talk to the cutest Wikipedian) 03:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]