INDRA - the King of Devas

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:24:30 +0000

INDRA is the chief deity in the Rig Veda and almost a quarter of its hymns is devoted to praising him. The Rig-Veda frequently refers to Indra as Śakra, the mighty-one. He is the Indo-European cousin of the Norse Thor, Greek Zeus, Slavic Perun and Roman Jupiter. Armed with the thunderbolt and riding an elephant whose speed exceeds that of the mind, he travels everywhere. He unleashes rain which brings life with it. Some scientific studies reckon that it is lightning that sparked life on Earth [1]. Maybe for this reason he is the highest god.