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. [5] [6] [7] [8] Indra is …

Deva (Sanskrit: देव, Sanskrit pronunciation:) means 'shiny', 'exalted', 'heavenly being', 'divine being', 'anything of excellence', [1] and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism. [2]

Indra, in Hindu mythology, the king of the gods. He is one of the main gods of the Rigveda and is the Indo-European cousin of the German Wotan, Norse Odin, Greek Zeus, and Roman Jupiter. In early religious texts, Indra plays a variety of roles.

Apr 4, 2025 · Lord Indra appears as the king of gods and heaven in the Hindu Puranas and is vilified most of the time. But he is the chief god in the Rig Veda and is depicted as greater than other Hindu gods. He is the god of thunder, lightning, and rain. In the Puranas, the word Indra is used as a person as well as a designation.

Sep 19, 2015 · Indra is the king of all the gods. He is also the god of thunderstorms, lightning and fierce weather. He lives in Amaravati or Indraloka, the city on the peak of Mount Meru. He rules there in a huge palace. His mount is a white elephant named Airavata. He also has Sarama, the dog as his mount.

Indra (Samskrit: इन्द्रः) is the adhipati (अधिपतिः । leader) of the Devatas and rules over Svargaloka, also called as Amaravati. He is the presiding deity of rain and thunderstorms. Indra is the most important deity, who along with Agni, is greatly worshiped in the Rigveda mantras.

Indra (Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is an ancient Vedic deity, a deity in Hinduism, a guardian deity in Buddhism, and the king of the highest heaven called Saudharmakalpa in Jainism. In Vedas, Indra is the king of Svarga (Heaven) and the Devas.

Oct 14, 2024 · Indra, one of the most prominent deities in early Vedic Hinduism, occupies a central role in the mythology of the Rigveda and is depicted as the king of the devas (divine beings or gods).

Oct 28, 2024 · Indra is the most powerful God in the pantheon of the Rigveda. He has been king of Devas and rules heaven (third of upper seven Lokas), with his capital in Amaravati. Indra is God thunder and lightning.

As the supreme god of the Kṣatriyas or class of royal warriors, Indra is invoked as a destroyer of cities and destroyer of armies, as the staunch ally of his generous worshipers, to whom Indra is in turn equally generous (Maghavān, “the generous,” is one of his most popular epithets).