Vedic influence in Persia

The Vedas have many allegories for God. They often mention the canopy of heaven is supported from falling by Indra. The word “Indra” means king. Only when we say “Devendra” we mean the Celestial king of all the Devas.  The word “Indra” by itself refers to God as he is the only one who supports this entire universe and hence the canopy of heaven from falling. He is also the king of this entire universe. God is also mentioned as the Sun by the Vedas. The Sun shines upon all without bias likewise, God looks at all creatures equally with love. The Sun is said to purify this world by his maya. There is also a verse in the Vedas which says that Mithra and Varuna cause the heaven to rain by the maya of the Asura. The word “maya” means “true power” and not “magic” or “illusion”. In other words, Mithra and Varuna bring rain to Earth by the true power of God.  We can see how the solar deities Mithra and Varuna are associated with the power of the Asura (God). We can see the manner in which the concepts were derived from the Vedas by the Persians. We can even see how the Persians named their supreme God as Ahura-Mazda based on the Vedas (see my previous post). Originally Ahura Mazda is equated with Varuna.  The solar deities Mithra and Varuna are always worshiped together and hence Mithra is associated with the worship of Ahura-Mazda. From the Persians we can derive the Mithraic worship in Rome and the rest of Europe.