The Arctic Home in the Vedas c12.23

c12.23

"With the liberation of waters is connected the winning of light, sun and dawn. Indra won light and the divine waters (III, 34, 8). The god is invoked to slay Vṛitra and win the light (VIII, 89, 4). When Indra had slain the dragon Vṛitra with his metallic bolt releasing the waters for man, he placed the sun visibly in the heavens (I, 51, 4; 52, 8). Indra, the dragon-slayer, set in motion the flood of waters of the sea, generated the sun, and found the cows (II, 19, 3). He gained the sun and the waters after slaying the demon (III, 34, 8-9). When Indra slew the chief of the dragons and