The nature of Sun is to shed light, that of the water is to flow and of the air to dry up . These are the 'vows' of some of the external gods which Indra helps execute.
Quotes about indra (14 Quotes)
The one who is first and possessed of wisdom when born the god who strove to protect the gods with strength the one before whose force the two worlds were afraid because of the greatness of his virility, he, O people, is Indra.
The one whom the two lines of battle, coming together, call upon separately, the nearer and the farther, both foes even the two who have mounted the same chariot call upon him individually, he, O people, is Indra.
The earth is always represented as an emblem of patience the bolt of Indra, if taken in its technical sense, as the bolt of a gate, might likewise suggest the idea of firmness while the lake is a constant representative of serenity and purity.
One who dies today takes rebirth because of the blessings of Lord Indra.
Indra only blesses those who perform good deeds, tread on the righteous path and perform religious sacrifices.
The one without whom people do not conquer the one to whom, when fighting, they call for help the one who is a match for everyone the one who shakes the unshakable, he, O people, is Indra.
What is there to be enjoyed in the world of Lord Indra for one whose wife is loving and virtuous, who possesses wealth, who has a well-behaved son endowed with good qualities, and who has a grandchildren born of his children
He (Indra) does not give an opportunity to the proud to acquire anything.
By preparing a garland for a Deity with one's own hand by grinding sandal paste for the Lord with one's own hand and by writing sacred texts with one's own hand -- one becomes blessed with opulence equal to that of Indra.
The wind blows not over the earth. No one looks on. Do thou then, befriended of Indra, put all women and dogs to sleep
The one who made firm the quaking earth the one who made fast the shaken mountains the one who measured out wide the atmosphere the one who propped up heaven, he, O people, is Indra.
The one in whose control are horses, cows, villages, all chariots the one who has caused to be born the sun, the dawn the one who is the waters' leader, he, O people, is Indra.
The one who is the terrible one, about whom they ask Where is he and they say of him, He is not He diminished the enemy's possessions like stakes at a game. Put your faith in him, he, O people, is Indra.