The New Student's Reference Work/Indra

In'dra, a word meaning to see or to discover, is the name of a Hindu god worshiped in the early period of the Hindu religion. He was called "the protector of the pious, the lord of the virtuous and the upholder of heaven, earth and firmament." All the wonderful deeds of Indra, related in legends, were performed for the benefit of the good and wise. He is represented in human form with numerous eyes, and often pictured as riding on an elephant.