Parjanya
Sign in to saveParjanya (, ) according to the Vedas is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth. It is another epithet of Indra, the Vedic deity of the sky and heaven.
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- Similar deities
- Rig Veda hymns to Parjanya
- Buddhism
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Parjanya (, ) according to the Vedas is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth. It is another epithet of Indra, the Vedic deity of the sky and heaven.
==Description== It is assumed Parjanya is the udder and lightning is the teats of the rain-cow, accordingly rain represents her milk. Also, he is sometimes considered as a rain-bull controlled by the superior Indra. The thunder is his roar. He is the father of arrow or reed which grows rapidly in rainy season. He is also considered as a protector of enlightenment seekers and an enemy of flesh-eating fire.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parjanya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.