Indra

Indra, the god of firmament and the king of the abode of gods, is probably the most colorful character in Hindu mythology. The ebb and tide of his career, the rise and fall of his power provides a very fascinating story to all, who are interested in the lives of Hindu gods and goddesses. His parents were the sky god DYAUS PITA and the earth goddess PRTHIVI; he was born fully-grown and fully armed from his mother's side.

In the Vedas - rather early Vedic age - Indra stands as the top-ranking figure among gods. Still he is not equivalent to OMKAR or Brahma because he has a parentage.

Indra- Riding his Airavat

He was the leader of the Devas, the god of war, the god of thunder and storms, and the greatest of all warriors, the strongest of all beings. He was the defender of gods and mankind against the forces of evil. He had early aspects of a sun god, riding in a golden chariot across the heavens, but he is more often known as the god of thunder, wielding the celestial weapon VAJRA, the lightening bolt.

He once killed a demon named VALA, who had stolen cows so that men would not use the milk for themselves or for religious ceremonies. He killed this demon and saved the cows. During his warfare against enemies of gods he was assisted by other lesser gods-especially MARUTS. He has got more hymns of praise than other gods in Vedas and he was widely worshipped for his kindness and as the granter of rains and the giver of fertility. He was known as a great drinker of Soma; sometimes he did this to draw strength, and when he did he grew to gigantic proportions to battle his enemies, but more often he merely wanted to get drunk. When not in his chariot, Indra rode on the great white elephant AIRAVATA, who was always victorious, and who had four tusks, which resembled a sacred mountain. He was given numerous titles including Sakra("Powerful"), Vajri ("the Thunderer"), Purandar("Destroyer of Cities"), Meghavahan ("Rider of the Clouds"), and Swargapati ("the Lord of Heaven").

Vritra Vadha

Indra's most notable exploit was his battle with the asura VRITRA. Vritra took the form of a mighty snake, and had stolen all the water in the world for himself. No one could do anything about this until Indra was born. Upon hearing what had happened, Indra vowed to take back the life giving liquid. He rode forth to meet him the terrible Vritra. He consumed great amounts of Soma to give him the strength needed to fight such a foe. Indra smashed through Vritra's ninety-nine fortresses, and then came upon the snake. The two clashed, and after a long battle Indra was able to destroy his powerful enemy. Vritra had been keeping the earth in a drought, but when Indra split open the demon, the waters again fell from the skies. So Indra became a hero to all people, and the gods elected him their king for his victory.

In a later version of the story, Vritra was created by Tvashtri to get revenge for Indra's murder of his son, Trisiras, a pious Brahmin whose increase of power worried Indra. Vritra won the battle and swallowed Indra, but the other gods forced him to vomit Indra out. The battle continued and Indra fled. Vishnu and the Rishis brokered a truce, and Indra swore he would not attack Vritra with anything made of metal, wood or stone, nor anything that was dry or wet, or during the day or the night. Indra used the foam from the waves of the ocean to kill him at twilight.

In yet another version, recounted in the Mahabharata, Vritra was a Brahmin who got hold of supernatural powers, went rogue and became a danger to the gods. Indra had to intervene, and slew him after a hard fight. A horrible goddess named Brahmanahatya(the personified sin of Brahmin murder) came from the dead corpse of Vritra and pursued Indra, who hid inside a lotus flower. Indra went to Brahma and begged forgiveness for having killed a Brahmin. "Vajrayudha" which Indra possessed is believed to be prepared from backbone of a sage Dadhichi to kill Asuras.

Indra and the Ants

In this story from the Brahmavaivarta Purana, Indra defeats Vritra and releases the waters. Elevated to the rank of King of the Gods, Indra orders the heavenly craftsman, Vishvakarma, to build him a grand palace. Full of pride, Indra continues to demand more and more improvements for the palace. At last, exhausted, Vishvakarma asks Brahma the Creator for help. Brahman in turn appeals to Vishnu, the Supreme Being.

Vishnu visits Indra's palace in the form of a brahmin boy; Indra welcomes him in. Vishnu praises Indra's palace, casually adding that no former Indra had succeeded in building such a palace. At first, Indra is amused by the brahmin boy's claim to know of former Indras. But the amusement turns to horror as the boy tells about Indra's ancestors, about the great cycles of creation and destruction, and even about the infinite number of worlds scattered through the void, each with its own Indra. The boy claims to have seen them all. During the boy's speech, a procession of ants had entered the hall. The boy saw the ants and laughed. Finally humbled, Indra asks the boy why he laughed. The boy reveals that the ants are all former Indras.

Another visitor enters the hall. He is Shiva, in the form of a hermit. On his chest lies a circular cluster of hairs, intact at the circumference but with a gap in the middle. Shiva reveals that each of these chest hairs corresponds to the life of one Indra. Each time a hair falls, one Indra dies and another replaces him.

No longer interested in wealth and honor, Indra rewards Vishvakarma and releases him from any further work on the palace. Indra himself decides to leave his life of luxury to become a hermit and seek wisdom. Horrified, Indra's wife Shachi asks the priest Brihaspati to change her husband's mind. He teaches Indra to see the virtues of both the spiritual life and the worldly life. Thus, at the end of the story, Indra learns how to pursue wisdom while still fulfilling his kingly duties.

Each Manu rules during an eon called a Manvantara. 14 Manvantaras make up a Kalpa, a period corresponding to a day in the life of Brahma. Every Manvantara has a different Indra. The list is according to Vishnu Purana(Chapters 3.1 and 3.2):for more on time yugas and kalpas click here

Manvatara/Manu ------- Indra

Svayambuva --------------- Yajna

Swarochish -----------------vipaschit

Uttam ----------------------Sushaanti

Taamas -------------------- Shibi

Raivat ----------------------Vibhu

Chaakshush ----------------Manojav

Shraaddhdev ---------------Purandar(he is the present Indra)

Savarni --------------------Bali

Daksha saavarni -----------Adbhut

Brahma saavarni ----------Shanti

Dharma saavarni ----------Vish

Rudra putra saavarni ------Ritudhaama

Ruchi (Deva saavarni) -----Devaspati

Bhaum (Indra saavarni) ---Suchi

As believed by many Indra has origin in Graeco-indo religion. He is also connected with the mittani. Eventhough Indra was the major diety of ancient vedic religion, but later with the advent of the trimurthi, his importance faded.

The following stories contribute to his humanly nature and so the downfall of the lord of all devas.

Sahasra Chaksu

Indra had an affair with Ahalya , wife of Gautama Maharishi . He was punished by Gautama with a curse that one thousand Vaginas cover his body in a grotesque and vulgar display, and that his reign as king of the gods would meet with disaster and catastrophe. Gautama later commuted the curse, upon the pleading of Brahma, to one thousand eyes instead, this is the reason he was give the name Sahasra chaksu(thousand eyed).

Due to this sin Indra's throne remains insecure forever. He is repeatedly humiliated by demonic kings like Ravana of Lanka, whose son Indrajit (whose name means victor over Indra) bound Indra in serpent nooses and dragged him across Lanka in a humiliating display. Indrajit released Indra when Brahma him to do so in exchange for celestial weapons, but Indra, as the defeated, had to pay tribute and accept Ravana's supremacy. Indra realized the consequences of his sin, and was later avenged by the Avatar of Vishnu, Rama, who slew Ravana to deliver the three worlds from evil, as described in the epic Ramayana.

Downfall of Indra in Vaishnavism

According to Vaishnava legend, Indra was losing his hold over the human beings, and became jealous of the boy Krishna.

Indra thus invoked many clouds to appear in the sky and schemed to flood the region with rains lasting for seven days and seven nights. Krishna in reply then lifted Govardhan hill, under which all the animals and people of the region took shelter, safe from the rains of Indra's fury. Ultimately, Indra accepted defeat, and after praying to Krishna, left for his heavenly abode, the Svarga.

This is a symbolic representation of how Indra lost his powers to krishna the supreme diety in Vaishnava movement.

Indra the most referred god in vedas also finds place in other religion like buddhism, jainism, and chinese religion. He has been mentioned in zoroastrianism as well, but as a demon who is against the rta (Dharma).

From the basic reference to Indra it seems that he was an ancient king and due to his popularity and good deeds rose to divinity. And the Indra is not a person but a position, which is handed over to different persons from time to time, however mostly deities aspire for this post but humans can also reach this position, the best example would be king Nahush.

Lucifer-the fallen angel

Many of my previous posts talk about the Lucifer. Now who is this Lucifer and why is he related to devil? These are some of the obvious questions which would arise in the mind of the reader.

We would start with the name and its origin and meaning.

The word Lucifer is derived from Latin words lucem ferre, which means bringer of light or bearer of light. The Lucifer is mentioned only once in the bible,

"How art thou fallen from heaven

O day-star, son of the morning! (lucifer)

How art thou cast down to the ground,

That didst cast lots over the nations!

And thou saidst in thy heart:

'I will ascend into heaven,

Above the stars of God (El)

Will I exalt my throne;

And I will sit upon the mount of meeting,

In the uttermost parts of the north;

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;

I will be like the Most High (Elyon).'

Yet thou shalt be brought down to the nether-world,

To the uttermost parts of the pit."

- Isaiah 14:12-15

Here the usage of Lucifer or the day star might refer to an ancient Babylonian king Helal, son of Shahar, the name literally translates to Eos-phorus(Greek) or Lucifer(Latin). The Latin bible is a transliteration of the Hebrew version of the king James.

And the reference in the Isaiah is surely only about a fallen king which got distorted during transliteration or may be in later interpretation.

Lucifer is the reference given to the Venus, for it appears in the sky before the sun and so called as the bringer of light.

The statue of Lucifer in Madrid.

It appears that the later day saints considered the Lucifer to be the powerful archangel and the one fallen from heaven….(in bible, heaven, most of the time means sky, and sometimes a very high position). They preached that the Lucifer is the Satan who is also a fallen from the sky

In addition, a parallel description of Lucifer's fall is thought to be found in Ezekiel chapter 28 ("A Prophecy against the King of Tyre"), which contains a lament over an "anointed cherub" who was in the "holy mountain of God". He is described as

"You were in Eden, the garden of God;

Every precious stone was your adornment:

Carnelian, chrysolite, and amethyst;

Beryl, lapis lazuli, and jasper;

Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald;

And gold beautifully wrought for you,

Mined for you, prepared the day you were created.

I created you as a cherub

With outstretched shielding wings;

And you resided on God's holy mountain;

You walked among stones of fire.

You were blameless in your ways,

From the day you were created

Until wrongdoing was found in you

By your far-flung commerce

You were filled with lawlessness

And you sinned.

So I have struck you down

From the mountain of God,

And I have destroyed you, O shielding cherub,

From among the stones of fire."

This is the reference to Nebuchadnezzar, however many consider that this is addressed to Lucifer.

Lucifer’s sigil

Lucifer's Sigil or Seal of Lucifer.

Lucifer’s sigil or the seal is shown, has its origin in the "Grimoire of Truth" and is used in magick for invoking Lucifer.

Lucifer finds his place in demonology as well, according to the occultists who invoke the Lucifer; he is the king of all demons and appears as a sullen child. He is the one who provides justice for those who seek him. He is also the one who gives you pride, and this is the deadly sin associated to him. Lucifer is also the ruler of air element in satanic magick rituals and rules the east, this things becomes important when you involve in magick and are helpful in invoking the respective lord of particular elements. So if you want to invoke Lucifer, then this mantra will be of use to you,

“Renich Tasa Uberaca Biasa Icar Lucifer” for the rite to invoke him mail me.

and many secret societies allegedly worship lucifer.

This is really pathetic, how people due to some misunderstanding mistake a god(goddess venus) for devil. We need to stop believing whatever we hear and start questioning(some morons think that questioning is against god, I cant help them) and find the truth.

I will post about certain gods and demons in next few posts, hope you enjoy them…

Till then,

Take care

Near death experience explained

The previous post about aghori sadhus was posted in a social network and one person (I am really thankful to him) proposed a theory that they might be consuming human brain because it contains DMT. I really never had this point, DMT is a psychedelic drug and is found in human body and in plants as well.

DMT stands for Di methyl triptamine is a psychedelic drug much like the LSD already discussed in previous posts. A psychedelic drug is capable of producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness. So when someone takes a toke of the psychedelic drug or go on a “trip” as is usually said they might have very strong spiritual, sexual, frightening experience based on their belief and state of mind(some times also depends on the mood of the set).

The DMT like many other psychedelic drugs finds its place in rituals mostly shamanic. When inhaled the drug can give a trip of about 15 minutes and other modes of intake can have varying time effect and intensity.

DMT comes in the picture because human body is said to produce DMT during what we call spiritual events like death, birth, possessions etc. so during the death of a person, the pineal gland produces excess of DMT and the aghoris might be consuming the brain and mistake it to some spiritual experience. This is one of the best rational explanation for why the aghoris should eat human brain.

This excessive production of DMT can also explain for why we humans have visions after death, yes humans have visions after death. Talk to a person who had Near Death Experience, they will tell you of their traveling through a cave and hearing voices of god and also bliss. All this explanation matches the effects caused by DMT. Lately alien abduction is also attributed to this drug.

The brain is a highly sensitive organ that does not like receiving toxins. The blood-brain barrier helps keep toxins and drugs out of the brain. The barrier is basically impenetrable. However, the brain seems to hunger for DMT as if it were brain food. It actively transports it across the blood-brain barrier right into its tissues. It is almost as if our brain needs DMT, like glucose, in order to function properly. There is no known drug that the brain takes into itself as with DMT. This is a great difference between DMT and any other psychedelic chemical.

There has long been an established agreement about a person having a subconscious 3rd eyefor centuries. This 3rd eye is known as the pineal gland. It lies right in the center of the brain. It, however, was not always in the middle of the brain, or part of it. Forty-nine days after conception, the pineal gland becomes visible in the roof of the fetus mouth. This is also when a person's gender becomes established. From there, it moves out of the mouth roof and into the direct center of the brain. Its positioning is strategic, to say the least, because of its close proximity to crucial emotional and sensory brain centers.

There are a few times in a person's life when they hallucinate without the use of psychedelic drugs. These include: when a person is born, when a person is in REM sleep, astral projection, during near-death experiences, during psychosis, and when a person dies. Of course, there is something that triggers these hallucinations. It is believed now that DMT causes a person to hallucinate during these times in a person's life.

DMT does an enormous amount to our consciousness. There are three types of experiences a person can have after taking DMT. The three categories are: personal, invisible and transpersonal. Personal experiences stay within a person's body and mind. These experiences include body-based feelings and mind-based thoughts. In this category, a person can resolve difficult personal problems. It can be thought of as a state in dealing with personal growth and understanding, just as dreams are. The invisible category is an encounter with seemingly solid and freestanding realities coexisting with this one. The happenings in this category are both unusual and difficult to understand. Basically, in this category, a person makes contact with beings from a different dimension or parallel world-anywhere but earth. However, test subjects, as a whole, report the same scenarios. The interesting thing to note is that only with DMT do people have contact with beings from a nonmaterial world. Finally, there are interpersonal experiences. These are perhaps the most bizarre experiences. These involved near-death and spiritual-mystical experiences. Near death experience includes the sensation of rapid travel through a tunnel, sometimes called Hyperspace. Sometimes, a person is accompanied by music, voices songs. There is also the presence of other being, such as relatives, friends and spirits, such as angels. Feelings of great peace and clam are usually associated with this experience. These experiences take place in the Fifth dimension which is the lowest of the spiritual dimensions since Time, the fourth dimension, is in Space, the third dimension. The realization that a person is not ready to die comes upon them and they feel commanded to return to life. During the spiritual-mystical experiences, a person feels a greater appreciation for life and less fear of death. A person usually goes on more spiritual pursuits after such an experience. In this third category, people feel as if they have a contact with an unchanging, unborn, undying, and uncreated reality.

As some one rightly said that spiritual consciousness is equivalent to a million orgasm. This explains why humans trying to reach nirvana, this state should also induce the excessive release of DMT in humans and thus provide us with a special experience personal to us. Since the DMT is released by pineal gland which is the third eye this provides us with logical reason for why we should meditate on the third eye and what effect it will provide.

Blessed be and meditate