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Varuna, on the other hand, is grave, just, and to wicked men severe.[12] The supersession of Varuna by Indra, then, is easily understood. VARUNA ON THE OTHER HAND IS GRAVE JUST AND TOO WICKED MEN SEVERE THE SUPERSION OF VARUNA BY INRA THEN IS EASILY UNDERSTOOD
sink miserably low; and in the Atharva we find, "even in the lowest depth, a lower still." [Sidenote: Indra supersedes Varuna.] The character of Indra--who has displaced or overshadowed Varuna[11]--has no high attributes. He is "voracious;" his "inebriety is most intense;" he "dances with delight in battle." His worshipers supply him abundantly with the drink he loves; and he supports them against their foes, ninety and more of whose cities he has destroyed. We do not know that these foes, the Dasyus, were morally worse than the intrusive Aryas, but the feelings of the latter toward the former were of unexampled ferocity. Here is one passage out of multitudes similar: "Hurl thy hottest thunder-bolt upon them! Uproot them! Cleave them asunder! O, Indra, overpower, subdue, slay the demon! Pluck him up! Cut him through the middle! Crush his head!" [Sidenote: Deterioration begins early.] Indra, if provided with Soma, is always indulgent to his votaries; he supports them _per fas et nefas_. Y THOSE ADDRESSED TO VARUNA RISE AS HIGH AS GENTLE CONCEPTIONS REGARDING DEITY EVER ROSE OTHERS EVEN IN THE RIGWETHER SINK MISERABLY LOW AND IN THE OTHERWI WE FIND EVEN IN THE LOWEST DEPTH A LOWER STILL THE CHARACTER OF INDRA WHO HAS DISPLACED OR OVERSHADOWED VARUNA HAS NO HIGH ATTRIBUTES HE IS VORACIOUS HIS INEBRITY IS MOST INTENSE HE DANCES WITH DELIGHT IN BATTLE HIS WORSHIPPERS SUPPLIED HIM ABUNDANTLY WITH THE DRINK HE LOVES AND HE SUPPORTS THEM AGAINST THEIR FOES NINETY AND MORE OF WHOSE CITIES HE HAS DESTROYED WE DO NOT KNOW THAT THESE FOES THE THUS USED WERE MORALLY WORSE THAN THE INCRESIVE ALIAS BUT THE FEELINGS OF THE LATTER TOWARD THE FORMER WERE OF AN EXAMPLED FEROCITY HERE IS ONE PASSAGE OUT OF MULTITUDES SIMILAR HURL THY HOTTEST TO THUNDER BOLT UPON THEM UPROOT THEM CLEAVE THEM ASUNDER O INDRA OVERPOWER SUBDUE SLAY THE DEMON PLUCK HIM UP CUT HIM THROUGH THE MIDDLE CRUSH HIS HEAD INDRA IF PROVIDED WITH SOMA IS ALWAYS INDULGENT TO HIS VOTARIES HE SUPPORTS THEM PURFACE ETNIFAS
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