Indra (Śakra)
quoted 2 times by 2 works · as a person
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1 neutralin the voice of unnamed riddler/singer 1
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Rigveda Aufrecht (ed.) 1 neutral 1 citation
The verse reports a startling accusatory claim about Indra (as Śakra) slaying his own kin, framed as a riddle about his indifference to ordinary bonds.
Whose father Śakra has slain, whose mother, whose brother — he does not care;
maṇḍala 5 ¶ -
Sāmaveda Anonymous (Vedic) 1 citation · 2 passages
The passage directly commands and invites Indra, called Śakra, using repeated imperative formulas.
O most munificent thunderbolt-bearer, thou dost adorn thyself, thou who art the mightiest among heroes.
prapāṭhaka 8 ¶
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