#virtra

Recent commission work.

A very fun challenge as the general composition was very different than what I'd think to make. That's the most fun thing about comms, someone else pushing you to do something new!

Shram’s little sister, R’adha best known as Demon Virtra.

Hindu Mythology & Deities

- The Gods of Rig Vedic Period (2)-

Indra

The central myth at the base of Vedic ritual surrounds Indra. He is celebrated for his powers, and the one who slays the great symbolic evil dragon named Virtra who obstructs human prosperity and happiness. Indra destroys Vritra and his "deceiving forces", and thereby brings rains and the sunshine as the friend of mankind.

He is the deity of the heavens, lightning, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda. He is known as Sakra, a protector of Buddhism.

Indra’s vahana is a white elephant known as Airavata.

Vahana denotes the mount or vehicle of a deity, typically an animal or mythical entity.

In Hindu folklore, positive aspects of the vehicle are often emblematic of the deity that it carries. The vahana serves the function of doubling a God's or Goddess' powers. The vahana also represents the devotee's mind that allows the deity to guide the devotee. Let’s pay attention to their vehicles as well as Hindu deities.

インド神話と神様たち

−ヴェーダ時代からの神々（２）–

インドラ（帝釈天）

代表的なデーヴァは雷神インドラであり、リグ・ヴェーダ全讃歌の4分の1が彼を讃えるものである。仏教においては、男はつらいよ・寅さんでも有名な帝釈天のことだ。

インドラは、人々を苦しめる冬を象徴する、凶暴で尊大なドラゴン、ヴィリトラを退治したことにより、川の塞き止めや干ばつから回復させ、大地に恵みをもたらした。

インドラのヴァーハナは白像のアイラーヴァタである。