<P> In the Vedas , Indra is the king of Svarga ( Heaven ) and the Devas . He is the god of lightning , thunder , storms , rains and river flows . Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda . He is celebrated for his powers , and the one who kills the great symbolic evil ( Asura ) named Vritra 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 . His importance diminishes in the post-Vedic Indian literature where he is depicted as a powerful hero but one who is getting in trouble with his drunken , hedonistic and adulterous ways , and the god who disturbs Hindu monks as they meditate because he fears self - realized human beings may become more powerful than him . </P>
<P> In the Vedas , Indra is the king of Svarga ( Heaven ) and the Devas . He is the god of lightning , thunder , storms , rains and river flows . Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda . He is celebrated for his powers , and the one who kills the great symbolic evil ( Asura ) named Vritra 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 . His importance diminishes in the post-Vedic Indian literature where he is depicted as a powerful hero but one who is getting in trouble with his drunken , hedonistic and adulterous ways , and the god who disturbs Hindu monks as they meditate because he fears self - realized human beings may become more powerful than him . </P>
in hindu mythology the rain god is known as
in hindu mythology the rain god is known as
Indra
Indra