Vedic Mythology c5.s2.11

c5.s2.11

A few different accounts are given of the origin of Indra. He is said to have been generated by the gods as a destroyer of fiends (3, 49¹), but the verb *jan* is here no doubt only used in the figurative sense of 'to constitute' (cp. 2, 13⁵; 3, 51⁸). Soma is once spoken of as the generator of Indra and some other gods (9, 96⁵). In the Puruṣa hymn Indra and Agni are said to have sprung from the mouth of the world-giant (10, 90¹³). According to the ŚB. (11, 1, 6¹⁴) Indra, as well as Agni, Soma, and Parameṣṭhin, is said to have been created from Prajāpati. The TB. (2, 2, 10¹) states that Prajāpati created Indra last of the gods.