Indra, a Hindu god name. His titles include "King of the Gods", "King of the Universe", "Generous", "Compassionate", "Drinker of Sumo Wine", "Holding Vajra pestle", "Ruler", "Killer of Fulidor", "Son of Mighty", "Marshal of Moridor's Guard", "Friend", "Giver", and so on. Indra was brought from ancient Iran to India by the Aryan people and later absorbed by Buddhism. In the Chinese translation of Buddhist scriptures, it is called "Heaven Emperor", "Heaven Emperor Interpretation", "Heaven Emperor Interpretation", or "Emperor Interpretation". In Hinduism, he is the head of Sudarsana and is highly revered. Described as a tea brown color throughout the body, capable of changing shapes; Eating Sumo wine is also known as "those who drink Sumo wine". His greatest achievement was to kill the snake demon Vrtra, split mountains to divert water, and was awarded the titles of "Killer of Vrtra" and "Winner in the Water"; He also conquered many castles, including 99 belonging to Friedo, earning him the title of "Castle Destroyer". Originally the god of thunderstorms, he later developed into the god of war, holding a diamond pestle, hence the name "holding a diamond pestle". Its weapons include hooks and nets, claiming to have conquered the indigenous inhabitants of India, the Dasha people. As the protection god of the clan, he won the battle for dominance with the protection god of another clan, Varuna. Later, the two clans united, so he was called "Indra Varuna". Later, Varuna gradually declined, and Indra gained complete dominance and was honored as the "king of the world". His hymns account for a quarter of the entire book of the Rigveda. However, with Brahma becoming the creator and founder, and the role of Vishnu and Shiva increasing dramatically, Indra is still regarded as the god king and the ruler of the heaven, but in fact it is finally in a subordinate position. He often becomes the object of ridicule, repeatedly insulted by immortals, hermits, and monsters, relying on the help of other gods to maintain his position in the heavenly realm.

Indra is the god of war, the embodiment of battle. He fought against the gods, and they were afraid of him. He participated in countless battles against demons and non Aryan gods, and conquered 99 camps belonging to the snake demon Fridor, earning him the title of "Castle Destroyer". Both sides prayed to Indra for victory during the war. Indra's military exploits were also explained from the perspective of the origin of the universe, saying that he gave birth to the sun, the sky, and the morning glow. He consolidated the position of the sun and drove the sun to walk (his eyes were the sun). He fought against Frodo in order to capture the sun. He also splits mountains to divert water, hence he is also known as the "winner in the water". His victory over Frodo meant that positive factors in the universe had overcome negative chaotic states. The result of victory is the establishment of a vast Vedic world.

Indra is also associated with harvest, prosperity, longevity and male power. His attitude towards people, especially Aryan people, was kind and friendly, and he was ready to help. He appeared multiple times as a singer, drummer, and dancer. In the Rigveda, it is said that he has been transformed into other objects multiple times. Indra belongs to a highly personified God, who has detailed descriptions of his appearance, clothes, voice, body, temperament, wisdom, etc. His mother didn't want him to be born. His mother's name is not mentioned in the Rigveda. In Atharvaveda, his mother is called Igashudoga, equal to the night god Radori. In the epic, Indra is said to be the seventh son of Aditi. In Rigveda, he is called the fourth son of Aditi. His father was sometimes called Dyaus, sometimes called Tvashtr or the birth master. In the Sanskrit, it is often said that he is the youngest son of the Creator, and sometimes it is said that he was created by the gods. Indra's wife was sometimes Indra, sometimes Shezhi or Bulumi. In Atharvaveda, his wife is Borasakha and Shina. His twin brother is Agni or Samadhi. He was associated with the gods of Morudo Ashvins, Ushas Vador, Vauye, and Adityas. This gives him a special position at least in the Vedic stage. He has a new connection in the epic. In the post Vedic stage, the significance of Indra has obviously declined. Some of his functions have undergone changes. Especially since his creation role was completely excluded, it strengthened his role as a military leader. In the epic, he is a god associated with rain and harvest, and is very similar to the rain god Pojahnya, to the point of equality. The name of Indra was also called in the ceremony of praying for rain. His becoming the Protector of the World was also a later event. Brahma bestowed him with dominion over the East. His god is guarding this side like Aravado. The gods of Adityas, Absaloth, Gandava and Siddhartha were his assistants.

In Mahabharata, the kingdom of Indra and his paradise with 1000 gates are described in detail. At the same time, he also lost his omnipotent nature. He has been defeated by immortals and even demons more than once. Therefore, his reverence was questioned. This sign is already present in the Rigveda. There are many myths related to Indra, and the central story is his struggle with Frito. He defeated Fredo with the steel pestle that Tvashtr made for him. Water that had been imprisoned by Frodo flowed out of his limbs. According to another legend, Indra not only liberated the water, but also liberated the cattle locked in the cave (see "Brahma" article). He also found light and dawn from the cave. There are many similar myths in the Rigveda. After the Vedic period, there were significant changes in the old myths. For example, the myth of the battle against Frodo excludes the origin of the universe from the epic and introduces new characters. New themes and details have emerged. For example, Indra sent the fairies of Absaloth to seduce three monsters, Vishurupo, and finally cut off his three. Indra was swallowed by Frito, and he opened his stomach and walked out of it (Bhagavan Puranas). Indra sent Morudo or Vaya to inquire about the situation. Indra dismembered Frito into two parts, one divided into the moon and the other into the belly of animals.

In Sanskrit books and epics, Indra's battle myth stories were further processed and developed. Indra killed the demon Bulumi, and his daughter Shezhi was rescued by Indra, becoming Indra's wife. Indra defeated the giant Zhanba. Indra also seduced Lucie, the wife of the immortal Tiva Shoumo, who was rejected. He lured the wife of the hermit Jortama, Aholiya, and was cursed by Jortama for losing her testicles. (Another said that the immortal cursed Indra, which made him bear a thousand marks that looked like female genitals, and then turned into a thousand eyes, so it was also called "thousand eyes") [2] Indra (one said that it was Brahma) returned the kidnapped Indra to her husband and prayed to the Lord. After Indra was expelled, Nahusha, the king of the Lunar dynasty, occupied the throne of Indra in the sky, and was given the wife of Indra, Sheyan. Later, because the sand guard arrogantly asked the immortals to raise a sedan chair for him in the air, he was overthrown to the ground and turned into a snake, and Indra regained the throne (Mahabharata V, VIII). Indra was jealous that Ashvins could get Sumo wine from the immortal Bili Quchi Yeva, so he wanted to kill Bili Quchi Yeva. The latter created the monster Motha (meaning "drunken") to punish Indra. Indra. Bi Li Qu Chiyevna forgives Indra and dismembers the monster. Indra used clouds and rain to help him and his children escape the shooting of the sun. Indra mocked a few dwarf philosophers (fingers as big) Brahjiriya, and they predicted that Indra would be defeated by the golden winged bird Garuda. Later, Garuda really took the tableware containing the fairy dew from Indra.

When stirring the Sea of Milk, Indra got the god horse Wujatsu Nirvana, the god image Aravado and the god tree Bodhidhartha. (Mahabharata I, Vishnu Puranas I). Indra grew a thousand eyes (ibid. XIV) in order to see the peerless beauty tilutomo (q.v.). Indra became a peacock because he was afraid of meeting the King of Raksha. Indra was captured in the struggle with Mikanatta (Indra Qi), the son of Rabona, and was escorted to Lenga Island. Brahma and the gods personally came forward to persuade Mikanatha to release Indra. He sent the beautiful Abu Sharoth Minaga to seduce the Vishvamitra and destroy his asceticism, because his asceticism might take away his power. Indra was afraid that Sakhala's son would be as powerful as him, so he stole their horse. In order to test the piety of the king Ushnara, Indra turned into an eagle and Agni turned into a dove, making it look like an eagle chasing a dove. In order to save the dove's life, Ushnaro cut a piece of meat from himself and fed it to the eagle. Indra believed in the piety of Ushnara and predicted that he would gain eternal glory (Mahabharata III).

Indra destroyed the sons of Titi, Dietier, in the battle. Then Titi asked her husband to let her have another son to avenge Indra. As a result, they gave birth to their son King Kong, defeated Indra and bound him to his parents. Brahma came forward to save Indra. In the absence of the Vajra, Indra turned into a monkey and a snake, and finally robbed the Vajra's wife, who was later recaptured by the Vajra. In order to seek revenge for the second time, King Kong and his wife gave birth to the son Doraga. He led the Ashura to declare war on Indra and defeated the gods led by Indra. The gods sought help from Brahman. Brahma suggested that Shiva marry Uma. Only the children they give birth to can defeat Doraga. Based on this story, Kalita wrote the long poem "The Birth of Kumaras". In many stories, Indra is closely connected with Shiva and Vishnu [1].

Vedic Age
In Vedic mythology, Indra is the god of storms, waving the weapon of thunder and lightning (Vajra) held by his right hand. He is like an Aryan warrior king, fair skinned with a hint of red or gold, riding a horse or driving a golden chariot pulled by two yellow brown horses with flying manes and tails. He has a wild personality and enjoys drinking Sumo - a intoxicating beverage that can give him strength. He is a strong defender of the gods and humanity, resisting the demon Frodo, who represents the harsh aspects of nature, especially drought. As a rain sower in India's arid countryside, Indra is the most frequently prayed god among the Vedic gods, and it is also the god centered in most myths. The stories about his birth and his achievements when he was a child clearly showed this belief, and explained the competition between Indra and Varuna in the language of mythology (which can be understood as the competition between the Brahmin priestly caste and the Kshatriya warrior caste). He gradually arrogated many functions and merits of Varuna, and finally replaced Varuna as the leader of the gods.

Indra's mother, Prithvi, concealed the birth of her son. When Indra was born, human beings were praying to the gods to rescue them and expel the devil Frito. Frito imprisoned the cloud cow, so that human beings fell into famine due to drought. Indra saw this and took the sumo they had dedicated to the gods from Tvashtr, and drank a huge amount of sumo equivalent to 100 cows. After drinking Sumo, his body was huge and filled with two realms. Indra grabbed the thunder pestle that belonged to his father and set out in a chariot with two horses. The retinue followed him to fight with Frito. When Indra came near, Frito roared loudly, the sky shook, and the gods fled. Prithvi was more and more worried about his son, but Indra was inspired by a large number of Sumo and human priests' hymns he drank. Sacrifice also strengthened his strength, and more importantly, he mastered thunder and lightning (Vajra). He stirred up a storm and captured 00 castles in Friedo, before facing the demon himself. Although Frito thought he was invulnerable, Indra soon found his weakness and knocked him down with a thunder pestle. After Yunniu was released, torrential rain immediately poured down on the ground. According to some legends, Indra repeats this heroic act every summer at the end of the dry season to rebuild his prestige in the minds of mortals and gods.

Indra almost kept hearing the praises of the priests and his fellow gods. As soon as he was born, he took the lead as a rain sower. In this action, he replaced Varuna -- although it should be admitted that he needs to pay more efforts to sow rain than Varuna. There is an explanation that this transfer of power involves the competition between the Brahmin priests and the Kshatriya warriors. Then Indra attacked his father (sometimes referred to as Varuna). He grabbed his father's ankle, knocked him down and killed him. His mother's lamentation was of no help. Because he killed Dyaus, Indra established his independent status and lofty image. His father killing established his right of inheritance to his father, just as he defeated Fredo to establish his highest position and right of inheritance to Varuna to some extent.
Because of Indra's first heroic act, he became the king of the three realms, gained strength and the power of Sumo, and gave them to others. Therefore, he represents the power of personal interference and the activities of warriors, while Varuna represents the inevitability of the order of the universe. Varuna's power is based on law and magic, while Indra's power is maintained by the sacrifice of mortals. Humans can't understand Varuna's way, but they can influence and even guide God to bless continuously if they turn to Indra.

Indra fought tirelessly against demons. He has conquered Fulido multiple times. It was under the leadership of Phrido that the Danavas were able to disrupt the permanent balance established between gods and demons, Devas and Asura, good and evil, and light and darkness. Indra also forced Dhanava to flee to the abyss of the sea. He also protected people and animals and shattered the conspiracy of other demons. As a rainsower, Indra has some kind of "fertility god" In the struggle with the gods, the demons once realized that the gods gained powerful power from human sacrifices, so they decided to use poison and witchcraft spells to pollute the plants consumed by humans and animals, thereby weakening their power. They finally succeeded, and people stopped eating, while animals no longer ate grass. Hunger brought them to the brink of death. The gods held sacrifices to eliminate the poison from the plants. A grand celebration was held to celebrate this victory The sacrificial offerings at the ceremony are made from the first batch of plants grown after removing toxins. There is controversy among the gods over who will accept the sacrifice. Later, it was decided to solve this problem with a race. Indra won the contest with Agni, and since then Indra has been regarded as the source of reproduction.

Indra gradually replaced some other functions of Varuna, and his role as the god of reproduction expanded to a new role as the god of creation. Like other creative gods in India, Indra did not construct the universe from nothingness, but rearranged it after occupying the universe. Like Varuna, he used the sun as an instrument to measure space; The six vast spaces he marked include everything that exists. Then, he began to build the universe like a house: he erected four corner pillars and built a world wall between them; He covered the roof with a cloudy sky. This house has two gates, and the east gate opens wide every morning to welcome the sun; The western doors are slightly opened at dusk every day so that Indra can throw the sun into the darkness around. When the gods come to share sacrifices and wine offerings, they also walk through these doors. Indra supports the heavens, maintains the three realms of heaven, space and earth, holds up and spreads out the earth, so as to maintain the universe he created. He is also the main source of rivers.

Sumo strengthened his physical strength, and Indra had the power to adjust the heavens, the sun, the moon and the seasons. His fondness and dependence on Suma were increasingly detailed in the Vedas, but soon this point became completely seen as a weakness. In the Vedic era, Indra was the largest god among the gods, even though it was not as awe inspiring as Varuna produced in his glorious era before him. Later in the Vedic era, Indra became a more pampered, reclusive monarch. He reigned in his kingdom of heaven, flanked by his wife Indrony and his counsellors Vasus. Although he was still accompanied by a hunting dog (the dog later became an unclean animal), he gave up his horse and became a huge white elephant named Arrovador, with four ivory tusks. Its huge snow-white body was compared to the Jirosa Mountain (Kai Mount Rath Mountain), where Shiva's heavenly kingdom is located. [6]