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[Alexandr Korol]

These two figures were originally united as one, but Indra (or Varuna) separated them, which is equated with the creation of the universe. From the seed of Dyauṣ, in the form of rain, honey, or fat, Prithivi gives birth to all living beings. The dead also come to this goddess. Often, the goddess appears in a zoomorphic image as a cow.” So this, then, is about Earth. Alright, let’s move on. Fire is Agni — we’ve already studied that. And Vayu, Air — that’s the octahedron, if I’ve decoded all this correctly. “Vayu (“wind,” “air”) is the Hindu god of the air and wind. Alongside Vayu, the Maruts — stormy winds — are also personified in the Vedas as sons of the god Rudra (storm), helpers and companions of Indra. Vayu is also invoked together with Indra, though less often than the Maruts. Another name is Vata (Vāta), from the same root, related to the Germanic word Wotan. The closest mythological counterpart to Vayu is the Avestan Vayu. He corresponds to the second of the five “elements” (forces of nature). Within the body, Vayu operates as the flow of vital energies — pranas.

Birth. According to the Hindu legend in the Gopatkha Brahmana, the supreme god Brahma, after creating water from his sweat, created the earth from his leg, air from his abdomen, and the sky from his skull. Then he created three gods: Agni (fire) for the earth, Vayu (wind) for the air, and Aditya (the sun) for the sky. Finally, he created the three Vedas: the Rigveda comes from Agni, the Yajurveda from Vayu, and the Samaveda from Aditya.
Description. The external characteristics are rather vague. He has a pleasant appearance, and the most common feature attributed to him is a thousand eyes. His vahana (mount) is a deer. He has a radiant chariot and many horses, sometimes bulls. Indra himself is in the chariot with him.

Vayu offers refuge and can scatter enemies. The name Vayu is often linked with the name of Indra. As a rule, he accompanies Indra in battles. According to one legend, Vayu emerged from the breath of Purusha and is the personification of the cosmic breath — Prana. Vayu is the father of Hanuman, the mighty monkey king of the Ramayana, and the mighty hero Bhimasena of the Mahabharata.”

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