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'''Indra''' (Samskrit: इन्द्रः) is the adhipati (leader) of the Devas and rules Svargaloka, also called as Amaravati. He is the deva of rain and thunderstorms. Indra is the most important deity worshiped as seen in the Rig veda mantras.  

'''Indra''' (Samskrit: इन्द्रः) is the adhipati (leader) of the Devas and rules Svargaloka, also called as Amaravati. He is the deva of rain and thunderstorms. Indra is the most important deity worshiped in the Rig veda mantras, and innumerable, anecdotes, legends and events are connected with Him, through different yugas or ages.  Indra is also described as a position, which may be achieved by anyone who performs one hundred aswamedha yagnas.

 

He wields a lightning thunderbolt known as ''vajra'' and rides on a white elephant known as Airavata. His horse's name is Uchchaihshravas|Uchchaihshrava.  His home is situated on Mount Meru in the heavens. He is celebrated as a demiurge who pushes up the sky, releases Ushas (dawn) from the Vala (Vedic)|Vala cave, and slays Vritra|Vṛtra; both latter actions are central to the Soma sacrifice.

He wields a lightning thunderbolt known as ''vajra'' and rides on a white elephant known as Airavata. His horse's name is Uchchaihshravas|Uchchaihshrava.  His home is situated on Mount Meru in the heavens. He is celebrated as a demiurge who pushes up the sky, releases Ushas (dawn) from the Vala (Vedic)|Vala cave, and slays Vritra|Vṛtra; both latter actions are central to the Soma sacrifice.  

== व्युत्पत्तिः || Etymology ==

== व्युत्पत्तिः || Etymology ==