Der hinduistischen Mythologie, Vedische und Purânic. (45) KAPITEL VII. Der Sturm Gottheiten. I. INDRA. Wie bereits bemerkt wurde, Indra, zusammen mit Agni und Surya, durch Opfer, die Vorherrschaft über die anderen Götter; und wenn wir von der Anzahl der Hymnen addressedto ihn in den Veden beurteilen kann, er wasthe beliebteste Gottheit. Er ist der Gott der Firma-ment, in dessen Händen thethunder und der Blitz; atwhose Befehl die refreshingshowers fallen die earthfruitful zu rendern. Wenn es getragen inmind, die in Indien für die Erde ist monthstogether exposedto der sengenden Strahlen der Handelsblatt, manchmal ohne s

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Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . ( 45 ) CHAPTER VII. THE STORM DEITIES. I. INDRA. As was noticed previously, Indra, together with Agni and Surya, by means of sacrifice obtained supremacy over the other gods ;and if we may judge from thenumber of hymns addressedto him in the Vedas, he wasthe most popular deity. He is the god of the firma-ment, in whose hands are thethunder and the lightning; atwhose command the refreshingshowers fall to render the earthfruitful. When it is borne inmind that in India for monthstogether the earth is exposedto the scorching rays of thesun, sometimes without a singleshower, so that it is impossiblefor the fields to be ploughed orthe seed to be sown, it will notbe regarded as wonderful, thatthe god who is supposed tobestow rain should frequently be appealed to, and that the most laudatory songs should beaddressed to him. To the poetic minds of that age, the clouds. INDRA. 46 The Vedic Deities. that the winds brought up from the ocean were enemies whoheld their treasures in their fast embrace until, conquered byIndra, they were forced to pour them upon the parched soil.And very naturally when, in answer to the cry of his worshippers, the genial rains descended, and the earth was thereby changedfrom a wilderness to a garden, songs of thanksgiving and praise, couched in the strongest terms, were addressed to him. Theattributes ascribed to him refer principally to his physical supe-riority ; and the blessings sought from him are chiefly of atemporal rather than a spiritual character. Indra is not regarded as an uncreated deity. In some hymnshe is spoken of as the twin-brother of Agni, and therefore theson of Heaven and Earth ; whilst, in other hymns, heaven andearth are said to have been formed by him. Although hisparents are often referred to, it is but seldom that they arenamed ; and when they are named, it is not always that thesame parentage is gi

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