The sea god varuna responded , and offered him land equal to the distance he could throw his axe .
海神伐棂拿作出回应,给了他一块土地,距离等于他可以把斧头掷到的地方。
Other gods are credited with acts of creation , primarily the act of propping apart the sky and the earth-gods who are said to have done this include indra , varuna and vishnu .