Hello everyone, we welcome you to the monthly magazine of Gods Squad.
Here we are going to share with stories from mythology, articles on gods of various pantheons, essays on heroes and dissecting the hidden symbolism beneath various religions. We s...
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So this is where our journey starts!
Every mythology lover and curios-child-at-heart – welcome to this magazine!
As you all know, it's intended to promote love and understanding of the ancient cultures. We cannot guarantee that we are 101% knowledgeable about everything because learning never ends, and as we move on to discussions, every question and new information is accepted!
Today, we are going to start with Vedic Mythology. For starters, this is going to be a comparatively easy chapter.
Like all the ancient mythologies listed, it's hard to trace the origin of Vedas, as in, when it had been written, for the stories had been told orally even before being penned down. Vedas are not just a source of Mythology, but also information related to food, weapons, astrology, etc.
And when we say Vedic Mythology and culture, we shall bring in the other related books, written in a different time period but having the same values, like Taittreya Brahmana.
Let's talk about Vāruna. Congratulations, Vāruna, we start with you!
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So in the early Vedic period or even before that (because as said earlier, specific time period cannot be stated) Vāruna had been 'the everything' of the Cosmos. He was the Indra (King of Asuras and Daevas), the most revered Asura, the Lord of the Cosmos, the Lord of Terrestrial and Cosmic Waters, the arouser of Rta. Rta refers to the Cosmic Order and Peace. He is most probably dark skinned. As you can see, he is having qualities similar to Vishnu. Vāruna was also a great healer and physician.
He ruled at a time when Asuras were considered good (the word Asura means Lord of the spirit or life, as in they help us survive and live) and were more powerful than Daevas, who were the younger generation. But at one point in history, the Asuras became extremely wicked and some practiced evil deeds. Vāruna, being the Lord of Justice, used to forgive a being if they repented but what he didn't understand that often the culprit commits a crime, repents and then again commits a same crime intentionally. Being a man who promoted peace and moral values, he had to forgive each one who repented. He knew that something was wrong but had no way out.
