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In the Vedic literature, Indra is a heroic god. In the Avestan (ancient, pre-Islamic Iranian) texts such as Vd. 10.9, Dk. 9.3 and Gbd 27.6-34.27, Indra – or accurately Andra [46] – is a gigantic demon who opposes truth. [35] [c] In the Vedic texts, Indra kills the archenemy and demon Vritra who threatens mankind. In the Avestan texts ...
It mentions Maha Vishnu and describes him as the god who is "tall, dark-skinned", the Supreme God from whom "the four-faced god was born" (a Vedic legend about Brahma being born from Vishnu's navel). [76] In its similes, it mentions the Ganges river, the Pandavas of the Mahabharata, and the rishis (sages) adept with yoga. [77]
Originally a god of the Kurinji hillfolk of Tamilakam, this Dravidian deity of Murugan was syncretised with the Vedic god known as Subrahmanya. Archaeological evidence from 1st-century CE and earlier, [10] where he is found with Hindu god Agni (fire), suggest that he was a significant deity in early Hinduism. [6]
Vishvakarma crafted all of the chariots of the devas and weapons including the Vajra of the god Indra. [3] Vishvakarma was related to the sun god Surya through his daughter Samjna/Randal. According to the legend, when Samjna left her house due to Surya's energy, Vishvakarma reduced the energy and created various other weapons using it.
The Vedic god Indra in part corresponds to Dyaus Pitar, the Sky Father, Zeus, Jupiter, Thor and Tyr, or Perun. The deity Yama, the lord of the dead, is hypothesized to be related to Yima of Persian mythology. Vedic hymns refer to these and other deities, often 33, consisting of 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, 12 Adityas, and in the late Rigvedas, Prajapati ...
This syncretic influence is supported by at least 383 non-Indo-European words that were borrowed from this culture, including the god Indra and the ritual drink Soma. [12] According to Anthony, Many of the qualities of Indo-Iranian god of might/victory, Verethraghna , were transferred to the adopted god Indra, who became the central deity of ...
Indra Vila [1] [2] (Tamil: இந்திர விழா, romanized: Indra Viḻā, lit. 'Festival of Indra'), [3] sometimes rendered Indra Vizha, was a historical Hindu festival that was celebrated in Tamilakam during the Sangam period (2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE).
The Tamil kings are described in the epic as performing Vedic sacrifices and rituals, where Agni and Varuna are invoked, and the Vedas are chanted. These and numerous other details in the epic were neither of Dravidian roots nor icons, rather they reflect an acceptance of and reverence for certain shared pan-Indian cultural rituals, symbols and ...