Vedic Mythology c5.s2.t5.8

c5.s2.t5.8

The noise which they make is often referred to (1, 169⁷ &c.) and is expressly called thunder (1, 23¹¹); but it is also the roaring of the winds (7, 56³). At their coming heaven as it were roars with fear (8, 7²⁶). They are often described as causing the mountains to quake as well as making the earth or the two worlds tremble¹. With the fellies of their cars they rend the mountains or the rock (1, 64¹¹; 5, 52⁹). It is when they come with the winds that they cause the mountains to quake (8, 7⁴). They rend trees and like wild elephants devour the forests (1, 39⁵. 64⁷). The forests bow down before them through fear (5, 60²). Resistless as mountains they cast down terrestrial and celestial creatures (1, 64³). All creatures are afraid of them (1, 85⁸). They speed like boisterous winds (10, 78³) and whirl up dust (1, 64¹²). They make the winds or the noise of the winds (7, 56³). They come with the winds (8, 7³. ⁴. ¹⁷) and take them as their steeds (5, 58⁷).