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Mitra, the god of oaths, promises, and friendships; Varuna, the god of water the seas, the oceans, and rain; Indra, also called Śakra, the king of gods, and the god of weather, storms, rain, and war; Savitr, the god of the morning sun; associated with Surya; Aṃśa, solar deity; associated with Surya; Aryaman the god of customs, hospitality ...
Vayu (Sanskrit pronunciation:, Sanskrit: वायु, IAST: Vāyu), also known as Vata and Pavana, [9] is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. In the Vedic scriptures , Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra , the king of gods.
Monotheism is the belief in a single creator God and the lack of belief in any other Creator. [58] [59] Different sects of Hinduism may or may not posit or require such a belief, as religion is considered a personal belief in Hinduism and followers are free to choose the different interpretations within the framework of karma and samsara.
Edelmann states that gods and anti-gods of Hinduism are symbolism for spiritual concepts. For example, god Indra (a Deva) and the antigod Virocana (an Asura) question a sage for insights into the knowledge of the self. [70] Virocana leaves with the first given answer, believing now he can use the knowledge as a weapon.
Hindu mythology is the body of myths [a] attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedas, [1] the itihasa (the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, [2]) the Puranas, [3] and mythological stories specific to a particular ethnolinguistic group like the Tamil Periya Puranam and Divya ...
All gods obey Indra, but all gods also obey Varuna, Vishnu, Rudra and others when the situation arises. Further, Indra also accepts and follows the instructions of Savitr (solar deity). [ 64 ] Indra, like all Vedic deities, is a part of henotheistic theology of ancient India.
In section 7.99 of the Rigveda, Vishnu is addressed as the god who separates heaven and earth, a characteristic he shares with Indra. In the Vedic texts, the deity or god referred to as Vishnu is Surya or Savitr (Sun god), who also bears the name Suryanarayana. Again, this link to Surya is a characteristic Vishnu shares with fellow Vedic ...
Devas, the expansions of Brahman/God into various forms, each with a certain quality. In the Vedic religion, there were 33 devas, which later became exaggerated to 330 million devas. In fact, devas are themselves regarded as more mundane manifestations of the One and the Supreme Brahman (See Para Brahman). The Sanskrit word for "ten million ...