Hinduism

INDRA
'The Lightning bolt'
Defender of gods and
humans, the god of rain.

He is found also in Jain
and Buddhist mythology
(as Sakka). Indra, in Hindu
mythology, the king of the gods.

Indra was the ruler of the gods
in early Hinduism.
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.

Notes:
All Hindu sacred images are
filled with meaning - like a
whole book! Look for details
in the hands, where the image
is seated, animal forms etc.
In essence they are based
on conquering the restless
mind and all associated
mental states leading to
suffering and ignorance.

They all point to a way out
of suffering into unlimited
bliss and knowledge. The
sacred scriptures and texts
give life and context to
these images.

Indra appears as a central
figure in the Rig-Veda, an
ancient Indian religious
text, and its many stories
involve Indra's fights with
demons.

In a famous myth, he faces
a demon named Vritra,
sometimes described as
a dragon or serpent.
Vritra had taken all the
waters of the earth
and placed them in a
mountain where he
remained on guard.

In the devastating
drought that followed,
the people suffered
greatly from thirst and
famine. Indra decided to
fight Vritra and rescue
the waters from captivity.

To prepare for battle,
Indra drank a large
quantity of an intoxicating
beverage called soma
that gave him enormous
strength.

Then he stormed the
mountain and delivered
a deadly wound to the
demon with his thunderbolt.
Vritra's death released
the waters, which flowed
down from the mountain
to revive the people and
the countryside.

Some sources suggest
that Indra's defeat of
Vritra takes place again
whenever strong winds
and rains, such as those
associated with a monsoon,
arrive after a seasonal drought.

In addition to rainfall, a
rainbow or the sound of a
gathering storm indicates
that he is present.

Sources and Read more:
http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ho-Iv/Indra.html#ixzz5mQ8F3aFk

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