365bet娱乐

49
V膩yu holds prominent place in the Vedas. In the Puru峁�a S奴kta he
is said to have sprung from the breath of Puru峁�a.
According to the Vi峁ａ箛u Pur膩峁嘺 and epics, V膩yu is the king of
Gandharvas. The V膩yu Pur膩峁嘺 is one in which V膩yu has declared the
laws of duty in connection with the Sveta Kalpa.
The Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺 relates that once the sage N膩rada incited
V膩yu to break the summit of mount Meru, V膩yu raised a terrible
storm lasting for a year, but since Vi峁ａ箛u's bird Garu岣峚 shielded the
mountain with his wings, all the blasts of the wind-god were futile.
N膩rada told him to attack the mountain when Garu岣峚 was absent.
V膩yu did so and breaking off the summit of the mountain, he hustled
it into the Sea, where it became the island Lanka.
V膩yu who is the Symbol of terrific might, persistence, ruthless-
ness and omnipresence has other names such as Anil, Marut, Pavana,
V膩ta, Garuda vaha, Jala-kantara etc.
xi) Myth of Parjanya
This God plays a very subordinate position among the deities of
the 峁歡veda. He is celebrated in only three hymns. His praises are
sung in the hymn of Atharva Veda. In some passages the word
parjanya have the appellative sense of 'rain cloud'. In most passages,
however, the word clearly represents the personification which
presides over the rain-cloud, while generally retaining the attributes
belonging to the phenomenon. Parjanya is often spoken of as a bull.
Some times he is like a barren cow, sometimes he is productive,