Indradev worship
Why Indra dev is not worshipped: In Hindu religion, Indradev is considered the king of gods, who is also the god of rain and storms. Indradev is considered the king of heaven and his capital is Amravati. Indradev has many names, like Suresh, Devesh, Shakra, and Vasava. His wife’s name is Indrani or Shachi. Despite being the god of rain, Indradev is not worshipped, about which very few people know. Like Lord Brahma, Indradev is also not worshiped in Kalyug. There is some curse believed to be behind this in mythology. Let us know what are the curses received by Indradev.
Why is Lord Indra not worshipped?
The main reason for not worshiping Lord Indra is mythological stories, which include Lord Krishna stopping his worship and breaking Indra’s ego. Furthermore, Indra’s popularity and worship also declined due to Indra’s many moral flaws and the rise of other deities such as Shiva and Vishnu. Let us know in detail.
Stopping the worship by Lord Krishna
According to the mythology described in religious scriptures, Lord Krishna ordered the people of Braj to stop worshiping Indra and worship Govardhan Mountain. The reason for this was to break Indra’s ego and to tell that one should not worship any god who is not God. As per the orders of Lord Krishna, all the people of Braj stopped worshiping Lord Indra, due to which Indra got angry and came and rained heavily, then Krishna saved the people of Braj by lifting the Govardhan mountain on his finger, due to which Indra’s pride was further shattered.
moral guilt and curse
According to mythological belief, Indradev had misbehaved with Gautam Rishi’s wife Ahalya, due to which Gautam Rishi got angry and cursed her of a thousand lives. Then later these vaginas were converted into eyes, due to which innumerable eyes are seen on the statues of Indra. Indradev killed Vishwaroop, the guru of the gods, due to which he was guilty of the sin of Brahmahatya.
Increase in popularity of other gods
With the rise of the Puranic era, the importance of gods like Lord Shiva and Vishnu increased, due to which Indradev’s popularity diminished and he was demoted to the lord of the east rather than the king of the gods.
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