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I've been reading the Deity names of the old Rigveda and I find these names or Gods have been done away with in the later puranic tradition. These names from old Sanskrit are the same as other indo-European cultures but the subsequent puranic morphing is not. In any case I was reading about the God, Mithra and I wanted to discuss these findings with you.
A Greek statue of Mithra
According to Wikipedia,
So as we can see Mithra a Solar deity is the warm embrace of the Sun,Surya. His functions as we'll see is similar to Venus as in social obligations, friends,bonds, upholder of vows etc.
It is also,
Taq-e Bostan: high-relief of Ardeshir II investiture; from left to right: Mithra, Shapur II, Ahura Mazda. Lying down: dead Roman emperor Julian.
The Jewish deity of Ahura Mazda was later introduced as the principal god as opposed to the original principal God, Mithra.
Mithra (Avestan: Miθra, Old Persian: Miça) is the Zoroastrian Divinity (yazata) of Covenant, Light, and Oath. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and of the Waters.
(The deity Varuna of which Mithra shares many attributes with also rules over water in the Rigveda.
The Deity of Mithra was worshipped all around the ancient Hellenistic period, something HPMageson has written about, as in Mithraism.
KING ANTIOCHUS AND MITHRA. Bas-relief of the temple built by Antiochus I of Commagene, 69-31 BCE, on the Nemrood Dagh, in the Taurus Mountains
The Kingdom of Commagene (163 BCE – 72 CE) — an ancient Armenian kingdom of the Hellenistic period.
Between the Roman Empire on the west, and Seleucid Dynasty on the east.
Located in the present day Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.
Now we get into the Rigvedic Interpretation,
Mitra is increasingly associated with the light of dawn and the morning sun (while Varuna becomes associated with the evening, and ultimately the night)
(Lucifer is known as the Morning Star. And he is as is Vishnu, a god of Venus. And Venus rules social obligations, friendships etc.)
The Indo-Iranian common noun *mitra means "(that which) causes [-tra] to bind [mi-]", hence Sanskrit mitram, "covenant, contract, oath",[4] the protection of which is Mitra's role in both the Rigveda and in the Mitanni treaty. In post-Vedic India, the noun mitra came to be understood as "friend", one of the aspects of bonding and alliance. Accordingly, in post-Vedic India, Mitra became the guardian of friendships. In most Indian languages, the word mitr means friend. The feminine form of the word in languages like Marathi is maitrin.
Mitra-Varuna are conceived as young,[1] they wear glistening garments,[1] are monarchs and guardians of the whole world[1] and their palace is golden,[1] with a thousand pillars and a thousand doors.[1] They support (and are frequently invoked next to) heaven and earth,[1] and the air between heaven and earth.[1] They are lords of rivers and seas,[1] and they send rain and refreshment from the sky.[1] They wet the pastures with dew of clarified butter (ghee),[1] and rain abounding in heavenly water comes from them.[1] Their domain has streams that flow with honey,[1] and their pastures have cattle that yield refreshment.[1] They afflict those that disregard them with disease.[1] They are asuras,[1] and (like all asuras) wield their power through secret knowledge (māyā́),[1] which empowers them to make the sun traverse the sky,[1] and to obscure it with clouds.[1] Their eye is the sun,[1] and they mount their chariot in the highest heavens,[1] which they drive with the rays of the sun as with arms.[1] They have spies that are wise and undeceivable.[1] They are maintainers of order (ṛtá, “truth”), they are barriers against falsehood, which they punish.[1] They are leaders of the seven Ādityas (the celestial sons of Āditi).
Seven sons=Seven Chakras. Honey = The Pineal secretion. Some advanced members who've experimented with the Mantra 'Aum Varunaya Nama' know how it stimulated the Pineal Gland. The 'Eye of the Sun'- Third Eye, where you see flashes of light.
A characteristic unique to Mitra is his ability to marshal the people (yātayati, yātayáj-jana), an attribute that appears to be peculiarly his.[1]
(A leader in the social sphere ? )
In some of their aspects, Varuna is lord of the cosmic rhythm of the sun and other celestial spheres, while Mitra brings forth the light at dawn, which was covered by Varuna. Mitra is also independently identified as being force by which the course of the sun is regulated; Agni is kindled before dawn to produce Mitra, and when kindled is Mitra.[1] In the Atharvaveda, Mitra is again associated with sunrise, and is contrasted with Varuna's association with the evening.[1]
(Mithra is always being identified with the properties of Lucifer and Venus. Thus it would be safe to say, Mithra is an epithet of Lucifer in an allegorical form.)
In the Atharvaveda, Mitra is associated with sunrise, and accordingly, Mitra is worshipped in the sunrise prayers of the Hindus. The morning upasthaana prayer, recited to the risen sun after contemplation on the sacred Gayatri mantra, is a collection of Vedic verses addressing Mitra.
Mitra is co-worshipped in the Mitrotsavam Hindu festival of the Sun god Surya, whose orderly traversal of the sky is ensured by Mitra (e.g. RV 1.35) and Mitra-Varuna (e.g. RV 8.25.8).
Mithra directs the sun. Mithra directs the solar energy. Mithra directs the energy of the solar in the astral realm,as he rules the skies (I.e ether ?).
Okay so its almost coming together.
1)Mithra is the morning light (dawn) and evening light(dusk) is Varuna.
2)Lucifer is the 'morning Star'.
3)Lucifer as is Vishnu is a God of Venus.
4)Venus rules social relations, friendships, obligations etc.
5)Mithra is the God of Friendships and the upholder of vows.(Therefore mithra is a God of Venus.)
6)Mithra is also a God of the Ether (as he rules the space between the earth and the sun.) The properties of Mithra are identical to Varuna. While Varuna rules astral activation of the Pineal Gland,Mithra must therefore rule the protection and transfer of the astral body(as he's a solar deity. Also in empowering the astral body). Or he is the director of sight(Astral sight~light.)
7)Mithra is the warm light of the sun.
8)Mithra thus protects you astrally in the Ether. (Mithra is astral protection,while sun(Surya) is overall protection.)
9)Mithra is a God of Astral Travel like Kaun and of Venus like Gebo. He is illuminating light as well as Social obligations.
His Mantra is "Aum Mithravae Namah".
Ahhuuumm Mmmm-Eee-Thhhh-Rrrrr-Ahh-Vvvv-Aaay Nnn-Aahh-Mmm-ahhh.
Anyone who wants to add to this, please do. I know HPMageson has already written in a lot of detail about Mithraism.
A Greek statue of Mithra
According to Wikipedia,
So as we can see Mithra a Solar deity is the warm embrace of the Sun,Surya. His functions as we'll see is similar to Venus as in social obligations, friends,bonds, upholder of vows etc.
It is also,
A strong binding. A strong binding to an obligation. Ring bells ? I.e Gebo which has both the Attributes of Mithra I.e Making friendships and Binding someone to an unwanted obligation which is two sides of the same coin.
Taq-e Bostan: high-relief of Ardeshir II investiture; from left to right: Mithra, Shapur II, Ahura Mazda. Lying down: dead Roman emperor Julian.
The Jewish deity of Ahura Mazda was later introduced as the principal god as opposed to the original principal God, Mithra.
Mithra (Avestan: Miθra, Old Persian: Miça) is the Zoroastrian Divinity (yazata) of Covenant, Light, and Oath. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and of the Waters.
(The deity Varuna of which Mithra shares many attributes with also rules over water in the Rigveda.
)
The Deity of Mithra was worshipped all around the ancient Hellenistic period, something HPMageson has written about, as in Mithraism.
KING ANTIOCHUS AND MITHRA. Bas-relief of the temple built by Antiochus I of Commagene, 69-31 BCE, on the Nemrood Dagh, in the Taurus Mountains
The Kingdom of Commagene (163 BCE – 72 CE) — an ancient Armenian kingdom of the Hellenistic period.
Between the Roman Empire on the west, and Seleucid Dynasty on the east.
Located in the present day Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.
Now we get into the Rigvedic Interpretation,
Mitra is increasingly associated with the light of dawn and the morning sun (while Varuna becomes associated with the evening, and ultimately the night)
(Lucifer is known as the Morning Star. And he is as is Vishnu, a god of Venus. And Venus rules social obligations, friendships etc.)
The Indo-Iranian common noun *mitra means "(that which) causes [-tra] to bind [mi-]", hence Sanskrit mitram, "covenant, contract, oath",[4] the protection of which is Mitra's role in both the Rigveda and in the Mitanni treaty. In post-Vedic India, the noun mitra came to be understood as "friend", one of the aspects of bonding and alliance. Accordingly, in post-Vedic India, Mitra became the guardian of friendships. In most Indian languages, the word mitr means friend. The feminine form of the word in languages like Marathi is maitrin.
Mitra-Varuna are conceived as young,[1] they wear glistening garments,[1] are monarchs and guardians of the whole world[1] and their palace is golden,[1] with a thousand pillars and a thousand doors.[1] They support (and are frequently invoked next to) heaven and earth,[1] and the air between heaven and earth.[1] They are lords of rivers and seas,[1] and they send rain and refreshment from the sky.[1] They wet the pastures with dew of clarified butter (ghee),[1] and rain abounding in heavenly water comes from them.[1] Their domain has streams that flow with honey,[1] and their pastures have cattle that yield refreshment.[1] They afflict those that disregard them with disease.[1] They are asuras,[1] and (like all asuras) wield their power through secret knowledge (māyā́),[1] which empowers them to make the sun traverse the sky,[1] and to obscure it with clouds.[1] Their eye is the sun,[1] and they mount their chariot in the highest heavens,[1] which they drive with the rays of the sun as with arms.[1] They have spies that are wise and undeceivable.[1] They are maintainers of order (ṛtá, “truth”), they are barriers against falsehood, which they punish.[1] They are leaders of the seven Ādityas (the celestial sons of Āditi).
Seven sons=Seven Chakras. Honey = The Pineal secretion. Some advanced members who've experimented with the Mantra 'Aum Varunaya Nama' know how it stimulated the Pineal Gland. The 'Eye of the Sun'- Third Eye, where you see flashes of light.
A characteristic unique to Mitra is his ability to marshal the people (yātayati, yātayáj-jana), an attribute that appears to be peculiarly his.[1]
(A leader in the social sphere ? )
In some of their aspects, Varuna is lord of the cosmic rhythm of the sun and other celestial spheres, while Mitra brings forth the light at dawn, which was covered by Varuna. Mitra is also independently identified as being force by which the course of the sun is regulated; Agni is kindled before dawn to produce Mitra, and when kindled is Mitra.[1] In the Atharvaveda, Mitra is again associated with sunrise, and is contrasted with Varuna's association with the evening.[1]
(Mithra is always being identified with the properties of Lucifer and Venus. Thus it would be safe to say, Mithra is an epithet of Lucifer in an allegorical form.)
In the Atharvaveda, Mitra is associated with sunrise, and accordingly, Mitra is worshipped in the sunrise prayers of the Hindus. The morning upasthaana prayer, recited to the risen sun after contemplation on the sacred Gayatri mantra, is a collection of Vedic verses addressing Mitra.
Mitra is co-worshipped in the Mitrotsavam Hindu festival of the Sun god Surya, whose orderly traversal of the sky is ensured by Mitra (e.g. RV 1.35) and Mitra-Varuna (e.g. RV 8.25.8).
Mithra directs the sun. Mithra directs the solar energy. Mithra directs the energy of the solar in the astral realm,as he rules the skies (I.e ether ?).
Okay so its almost coming together.
1)Mithra is the morning light (dawn) and evening light(dusk) is Varuna.
2)Lucifer is the 'morning Star'.
3)Lucifer as is Vishnu is a God of Venus.
4)Venus rules social relations, friendships, obligations etc.
5)Mithra is the God of Friendships and the upholder of vows.(Therefore mithra is a God of Venus.)
6)Mithra is also a God of the Ether (as he rules the space between the earth and the sun.) The properties of Mithra are identical to Varuna. While Varuna rules astral activation of the Pineal Gland,Mithra must therefore rule the protection and transfer of the astral body(as he's a solar deity. Also in empowering the astral body). Or he is the director of sight(Astral sight~light.)
7)Mithra is the warm light of the sun.
8)Mithra thus protects you astrally in the Ether. (Mithra is astral protection,while sun(Surya) is overall protection.)
9)Mithra is a God of Astral Travel like Kaun and of Venus like Gebo. He is illuminating light as well as Social obligations.
His Mantra is "Aum Mithravae Namah".
Ahhuuumm Mmmm-Eee-Thhhh-Rrrrr-Ahh-Vvvv-Aaay Nnn-Aahh-Mmm-ahhh.
Anyone who wants to add to this, please do. I know HPMageson has already written in a lot of detail about Mithraism.
