[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.682 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.682 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.682 - **Language:** English ### [c5.682](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.682) Indra’s names are many, as Mahendra, Sakra, Maghavān, Ṛibhuksha, Vāsava, Arha, Datteya. His epithets or titles also are numerous. He is Vritra-han, ‘the destroyer of Vritra;’ Vajra-pāni, ‘of the thunderbolt hand;’ Megha-vāhana, ‘borne upon the clouds;’ Pāka-sāsana, ‘the subduer of Pāka;’ Sata-kratu, ‘of a hundred sacrifices;’ Deva-pati and Surādhipa, ‘chief of the gods;’ Divas-pati, ‘ruler of the atmosphere;’ Marutwān, ‘lord of the winds;’ Swarga-pati, ‘lord of paradise;’ Jishnu, ‘leader of the celestial host;’ Puran-dara, ‘destroyer of cities;’ Ulūka, ‘the owl;’ Ugra-dhanwan, ‘of the terrible bow,’ and many others. The heaven of Indra is Swarga; its capital is Amarāvatī; his palace, Vaijayanta; his garden, Nandana, Kandasāra, or Pārushya; his elephant is Airāvata; his horse, Uchchaih-sravas; his chariot, Vimāna; his charioteer, Mātali; his bow, the rainbow, Sakra-dhanus; and his sword, Paran-ja. - [Previous: c5.681](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.681) - [Next: c5.683](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.683) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.682](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.682) · Pramāṇa