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Indra (/ ˈ ɪ n d r ə /; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas [4] and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war.
Indra, in Hindu mythology, the king of the gods. He is one of the main gods of the Rigveda and is the Indo-European cousin of the German Wotan, Norse Odin, Greek Zeus, and Roman Jupiter. In early religious texts, Indra plays a variety of roles.
Indra is the leader of the Devas or demigods and the god of war, the god of thunder and storms. His weapon is Vajra, the lighting bolt or thunder. His vehicle or Vahana is Airavat, the white elephant. The most important story associated with Indra is that of him defeating Demon Vritra.
May 19, 2024 · Indra in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the king of the gods; the god of rains; ~[jala] magic; trickery; ~[jalika] a magician; trickster; —[ka akhada] the court of Lord Indra; an assembly wherein beautiful damsels abound;—[ki pari] a fairy..—indra (इंद्र) is alternatively transliterated as Iṃdra.
Jan 28, 2019 · Indra was the son of Kaśyapa and Aditi, the eldest daughter of Dakṣa. The twelve sons who were born to Kaśyapa and Aditi are called Ādityas. The twelve Ādityas are— Dhātā, Aryamā, Mitra, Rudra, Varuṇa, Sūrya, Bhaga, Vivasvān, Pūṣā, Savitā, Tvaṣṭā, and Viṣṇu. In addition to them, Aditi had twentyone sons more. Indra is the eldest of the 33 sons.
May 23, 2018 · Indra Indra was the ruler of the gods in early Hinduism [1]. The son of the sky and the earth, he is a warrior god who protects people and animals and provides rain to water the land. In later Hindu texts Indra loses some of his power and his warrior characteristics.
Indra, the king of the gods in heaven, was known as Devarāja. He is the chief deity of the Ṛgveda . Almost a quarter of its hymns is devoted for his appraisal.
