Analysis Of Races Mentioned In The Rgveda

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Let us now examine one of the controversial suktams from the Rgveda, namely the Indra suktam. This describes the battle between Indra and Vrtra and it has been falsely presented as a racial war.

Detailed translation and audio of Indra suktam is available here :-
http://www.vedah.com/org/audioVis/select.../indra.asp

I am not an advanced Yogi, but in my opinion this suktam represents the struggle of the Jivataman (individual soul) to realize the Paramatman (supreme soul) through the Yogic process.

In my opinion Indra represents the individual soul in the Rgveda and Vishnu represents the supreme soul. The demons called Ahis represent the various forms of Avidya which covers the Jivataman preventing it from self realization.

The word Indra means "king". The Jiva is the ruler of the physical body, the 5 karmendriyas, the 5 Jnanendriyas, manas, buddhi and citta, hence he is refered to as "Indra".

The waters refered to in this verse is the Kundalini Sakti.
The Sapta Sindhu refers to the Sushumna Nadi.

Vrtra is the foremost of these Ahis which is blocking the passage of the Kundalini Sakti from the Mulaadhara Chakra to the Sahasraara Chakra.

Soma is the divine elixir which refers to the Ananda (bliss) that the Jiva experiences after attaining Brahma jnana. Soma is also the natural state of the Atman which is ever blissful.

I request people who are advanced Yogis to examine the Indra Suktam in the light of Advaita and Kundalini Yoga.

Also scholars of Dvaita philosophy should examine the devotion that Indra has for Vishnu in the light of Bhakti Yoga.