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  2. Indra - Wikipedia

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    Indra, like all Vedic deities, is a part of henotheistic theology of ancient India. [65] The second-most important myth about Indra is about the Vala cave. In this story, the Panis have stolen cattle and hidden them in the Vala cave. Here Indra utilizes the power of the songs he chants to split the cave open to release the cattle and dawn.

  3. Ahalya - Wikipedia

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    Ahalya's seduction by Indra and its repercussions form the central narrative of her story in all scriptural sources for her legend. [1] Although the Brahmanas (9th to 6th centuries BCE) are the earliest scriptures to hint at her relationship with Indra, the 5th- to 4th-century BCE Hindu epic Ramayana – whose protagonist is Rama – is the ...

  4. Inder Sabha - Wikipedia

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    Inder Sabha (Urdu: اندر سبھا, lit. "the Council of Indra") is an Urdu play and opera written by Agha Hasan Amanat, and first staged in 1853. [1] It is regarded as the first complete Urdu stage play ever written.

  5. Vritra - Wikipedia

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    Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र, lit. 'enveloper', IAST: Vṛtrá, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋr̩.ˈtrɐ]) is a danava in Hinduism.He serves as the personification of drought, and is an adversary of the king of the devas, Indra.

  6. Rigveda 1.32 - Wikipedia

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    Hymn 1.32 of the Rigveda is a poem praising the deity Indra for his victory over the serpent Vritra. While this story is often referred to in the Rigveda, hymn 1.32 is the only detailed description of it. The poem describes in 15 stanzas how Indra smashes Vritra with his mace, thereby liberating the waters. The hymn is rich in similes and has ...

  7. Indraprastha - Wikipedia

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    Indraprastha is referenced in the Mahabharata, an ancient Sanskrit text penned by the author Vyasa. It was one of the five places sought for the sake of peace, and, to avert a disastrous war, Krishna proposed that if Hastinapura consented to give the Pandavas only five villages, namely, Indraprastha, Svarnaprastha (), Panduprastha (), Vyaghraprastha (), and Tilaprastha (), [3] then they would ...

  8. Sarama - Wikipedia

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    The Jaiminiya Brahmana and Sayana's 14th century Satyayanaka add to the story. Indra first sends a supernatural bird Suparna to retrieve the cows, but he proves disloyal. Indra then deputes Sarama, who agrees to find the cows on the condition that her children will be given milk.

  9. Indra (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Indra is the chief deity/god of the Rigveda and the Hindu. Indra may also refer to: People. Indra (given name), a given name found in various cultures;