The Ascent and Decline of Indra
in Hindu Mythology
Indo-European Roots to Modern Practices


Introduction
Text
Notes on the Text
Works Cited

Notes on the Text

  1. See Religious History of India, p. 17.

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  2. See Religious History of India, p. 17.

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  3. See Rg Veda, pp. 201-207.

    4.  
  4. Religious History of India, pp. 19-20

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  5. Rg Veda, II.12.13.

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  6. Indra and Varuna in Indian Mythology, pp. 6-7.

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  7. The Hindu Religious Tradition, p. 122.

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  8. Indra and Varuna in Indian Mythology, p. 2.

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  9. Indra and Varuna in Indian Mythology, p. 18.

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  10. Indra and Varuna in Indian Mythology, p. 29.

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  11. See Black Yajur Veda, ii.5.1 - ii.5.5.

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  12. Taittiriya Brahmana, 8.8.9.

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  13. See Chandogya Upanisad, 8.7.1 - 8.12.6.

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  14. Kena Upanisad, 4.28.3.

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  15. For a discussion on the order of the two epics see Goldman, pp. 16-20.

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  16. See Bhaghavad Gita.

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  17. Mahabharata, III.124.16 - III.124.21.

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  18. Mahabharata, III.125.1 - III.125.10.

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  19. See Classical Hindu Mythology, pp. 94-98.

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  20. Classical Hindu Mythology, p. 177.

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  21. This information on the modern nature of Indra comes from several priests associated with the Sri Laksmi Narayan Mandir in Sacramento, California.  I learned it during informal conversations with the pandits.
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