Śakra
deity figure · 2 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Indra
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The god Indra (Śakra), identified as father of the offending crow and as giver of Sītā's jewel.
"That crow was reportedly the son of Śakra, best among birds, roaming between earth and sky, swift as the wind in its flight.
it was given by the wise Śakra, greatly pleased, at a sacrifice.
The earth was filled with many heroic kṣatriyas of valour equal to Śakra, like great trees filling a forest.
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
Another name for Indra, invoked as the destination-world for a righteous king.
When a king thus knows a decision to be like a sacrifice, he, having obtained fame in this world, goes to the same world as Śakra.