RESEARCH ARTICLE WRITTEN BY LONDON SWAMINATHAN
Post No.7593
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Amazing new information has come out of Rig Veda linking Sun- Indra- Taranis- Jupiter-Zeus- Celtic Wheel God
One more proof that shows Sarasvati/Indus valley civilization is closer to Celtic and Vedic civilization than any other civilization.
Magazines from Scientific American to unknown local news papers have already published the similarities between the most famous Pasupati/Shiva seal image of Sarasvati-Indus Valley civilization and the Horned God on Celtic objects. (See my links for pictures)
I wrote two articles connecting the Indus Figure on elephant with a wheel on top to Taranis-Thor in Celtic and other cultures. tamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com
Now there is an unknown story in the Rig Veda about Indra stealing the wheel from Suurya, the Sun God which can be linked to Roman, Greek and Celtic Gods.
These two pictures of Celtic Pasupati and Celtic Wheel God are pushing Indus civilization towards the Vedic Hindu Civilization.
HERE IS THE NEW, UNKNOWN STORY FROM RV
Rig Veda gives a story about INDRA STEALING THE WHEEL OF SUN GOD ‘SUURYA’.
No one has explained it satisfactorily except giving its verbatim translation and some hypothesis. tamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com
1.Rishi Vamadeva Gautama praises Indra in RV 4-30-4
“When for the sake of those oppressed , and Kutsa as he battled , you stole away the Sun’s car wheel”
(It is about the war between the angels and demons- Deva Asura Yuddha)
In another hymn Rig Veda 1-175-4, Rishi Agastya says
“Empowered by your own might , O Sage, you stole Suurya’s Chariot Wheel”
(Suurya – Sun God in Vedas).
In 10-43-5 , Rishi Krishna Angirasa praises Indra
“As in the game a gambler piles his winnings, so Maghavan sweeping all together, gained the Sun
This mighty deed of yours, none other could achieve, none Maghavan, before you none in recent time”
(Maghavan means very generous; another name of Indra)
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Western Explanations
Above three hymns refer to an anecdote which is not explained by anyone properly. Western commentators make a passing reference saying it may be a solar eclipse or a weather phenomenon. Hindu Puranas did not say anything about it. tamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com
Griffith says on RV 4-30-4
‘Stolest away the Sun’s car-wheel’
An eclipse of the Sun, perhaps, is intended; or the meaning may be merely that the Sun’s course was stayed, as in stanza 3.
Griffith says on RV 1-175-4
‘Thou stolest Surya’s chariot wheel’-
Indra is said to have taken the wheel of the chariot of the Sun and to have cast it like a quoit against the demon of drought.
‘Kutsa’
The seer mentioned in the preceding hymn; Indra defended him against Susna, or protected mankind from drought; see 1-151-6
On 10-43-5, Griffith comments
‘Gained the sun’-
Conquers him by taking away the moisture, that is water that he has absorbed- Sayanatamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com
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Strabo (Greek Geographer 63 BCE – 27 CE)
It looks like Griffith was also not sure about this ‘Surya Wheel Theft’ episode. It may be a Solar Eclipse or a weather phenomenon.
Strabo says that Indians are worshipping Jupiter Pluvinus, no doubt meaning Indra, and he has also been compared to Jupiter Tonana. So the scholarly world knows that Jupiter of Rome is Indra of Rig Veda. He is portrayed as God of Sky, God of Thunder. He is again compared with Zeus of Greece.
Indra, Jupiter and Zeus are considered supreme Gods in their own countries.
Alfred Hillebrandt (German Indologist 1853-1927) says
Indra must have been a Sun God who melts the frost on approach of spring; seers praise him as the slayer of Vritra (demon of drought). In the Brahmanas , the mountains that are split open by Indra are explained as clouds . The description fits much better the letting loose of the streams after being imprisoned by frost. tamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com
A lot of seals with Swastika emblem are discovered in Indus- Sarasvati basin. We find Swastika images Europe as well. Western scholars interpreted Swastikaa is Sun. Until this day Hindus worship Swastika as an auspicious symbol, We find it on wedding invitations, Walls in the shops, temples and Jain statues.
Celtic Connection
Miranda Green says in her book ‘THE SUN GODS OF ANCIENT EUROPE’ (Year 1991)
“When the Romans colonised the Celtic territories of Gaul, Britain and the Rhineland , there grew a hybrid , Romano- Celtic culture which had a profound effect upon religious expression in western Europe.
“Observation of the entire spectrum of Celtic Sun images and symbols raises several points of interest. He may appear on public monuments which signify corporate worship. On such occasions, the deity may be accompanied by his Greco – Roman panoply of sceptre, eagle and thunderbolt . In some places Jupiter appear with horns. Bronze statue of Wheel God with the inscription of Jupiter is found (Landouzy -la- ville, Aisne). Bronze statue of wheel god with thunderbolt and lightning flashes is found in Le Chatelet, Haute Marne.
“The role of the solar symbol itself is interesting; the wheel may simply accompany the celestial god, as one of his attributes or it may possess a more active role as a protective shield, on the images of the warrior sun god .
“In some places swastika or wheel is shown. Wheel and swastika may be mutually replaceable . tamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com
“ In the Celtic world the Greek Zeus or Roman Jupiter became identified with or linked to celestial powers which were already venerated in pre- Roman Celtic lands”.
The above selections are enough from the 168 page book of Miranda Green to show that Zeus- Jupiter, Celtic Wheel God are one and the same or closely linked.
Europeans were already worshipping Sun and one replaced the other or merged in course of time.
Wheel god is also identified as Celtic Taranis
MY DISCOVERY
Scholars around the world have already discovered and debated over these connections. My discovery is that INDRA IS THE WHEEL GOD and INDRA IS ONE WHO STOLE THE WHEEL OF SUN CHARIOT as we find in the Rig Veda.
Earlier I interpreted the Indus figure of ‘one who stands on elephant with a wheel on his head’ as Indra on his elephant Vahana Iravata with Cakra (wheel) to show that he is a Chakravarthi (Emperor). Indra’s other name is Cakra (wheel). Throughout Buddhist literature he is called Cakka (corruption of Chakra). tamilandvedas.com, swamiindology.blogspot.com
Now my interpretation is HE IS INDRA WHO STOLE THE WHEEL OF CHARIOT OF THE SUN as we see in three Rig Vedic hymns.
I can conclude Indra = Sun God = Zeus= Jupiter = Celtic Wheel God.
Another interesting titbit is Jupiter (European Indra) is shown with Eagle. Vedic scriptures also identify Indra with Eagle (Suparna, Syena). The famous Sibi story found in Mahabharata, Buddhist Jataka tales and Sangam Tamil ‘Pura Nanuru’ verses also show Indra came in the form of an Eagle and Agni came in the form of a Pigeon.
Books used —
The Rig Veda- Griffith’s Translation
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology , John Dowson
The Sun Gods of Ancient Europe by Miranda Green (1991)
Vedic Hymns by Edward J Thomas, 1923
Sun Goddess- Myth Legend and History , Sheena Mc Grath, (1997)
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