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Indra (/ ˈ ɪ n d r ə /; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the Hindu God of weather, considered 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.
In Hindu tradition, the theonym Váruṇa (Devanagari: वरुण) is described as a derivation from the verbal root vṛ ("to surround, to cover" or "to restrain, bind") by means of a suffixal -uṇa-, for an interpretation of the name as "he who covers or binds", in reference to the cosmological ocean or river encircling the world, but also ...
Rigvedic deities are deities mentioned in the sacred texts of Rigveda, the principal text of the historical Vedic religion of the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE).. There are 1,028 hymns (sūkta) in the Rigveda.
Pṛthivī the "Earth" goddess/god, also called Dharā or "support" and Bhumi or Earth, Sūrya the "Sun" god, also called Pratyūsha, ("break of dawn", but often used to mean simply "light"), the Saura sect worships Sūrya as their chief deity, also called Anshuman, Soma the "Moon" god, also called Chandra.
Indian names are based on a variety of systems and naming conventions, which vary from region to region. In Indian culture, names hold profound significance and play a crucial role in an individual's life. The importance of names is deeply rooted in the country's diverse and ancient cultural heritage.
In the later Hindu scriptures, he is described as a dikpala (one of the guardians of the direction), who looks over the north-west direction. [11] [12] The Hindu epics describe him as the father of the god Hanuman and Bhima. [13] The followers of the 13th-century saint Madhva believe their guru as an incarnation of Vāyu.
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