Indra's evils

The gods make the demons evil, not to help mankind or to preserve the cosmic balance, but simply in order that the gods themselves may remain in power. In the Buddhist tradition, Indra is said to have brought about the fall of the demons from heaven because of his own jealousy and greed; thinking, "What good to us is a kingdom which others share?” he made the demons drunk and hurled them from heaven. In this view, the fact that the demons arc demons-that there was a fall from heaven, that the gods have enemies, that there is a force of evil to combat the force of good-is attributed to the decision of the gods, a decision based not on philosophical rationalization but on pure ritual competition.

- The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology p. 175.

The world knows about Indra's treacherous ways by now. It was he who instructed the sage Narad to lie to the pious Ghora about what Dharma is and what it is not, forcing him to be lustful and lecherous for the sake of Dharma. His Queen, his source of stability and wisdom was further deluded on Indra's instructions to forsake giving proper advice on Dharma to Ghora. And what was Ghora's crime? To impinge upon the infinite power and wealth Indra was amassing to threaten his position in the swara, to questions his actions and words. It was not the mortals Indra protected, he has been interested in protecting his power since eternity.

And let us not forget the great and powerful mortal king Raji who offered assistance during battle to whichever side would offer him the crown of their realm. We refused, for our own king Prahlad ruled over us and we would be unable to overrule him. Indra in his intense desire to defeat us offered the Crown of Swarga to the great King with and intention to not fulfill the terms of the agreement. When that battle was ultimately lost by us thanks to the might of the great King, they corrupted the loyal and pious sons of the great King to undo the terms of the agreement. Indra does not play fair, he is a trickster he is often not on the side of dharma and he cares for nothing and no-one but himself only himself as the King of swarga. He cannot be relied upon, there is no fundamental moral basis behind his power. He is not a great man, just a clever manipulating power-hungry trickster.

I implore you to give these thoughts some consideration. We are not going to war against good or piety, we are not disorder fighting against order. Our realms have been more just our people have been happier and prospered better. There is no divine fate, everything we've been told about Indra's ultimate victory and our ultimate demise is propaganda spread by his cronies to keep our morals low. And they have succeeded, for all these millennia as we hid in the dark while our people still prospered. We have come to a place thanks to our hard work and exploration of the world around us, to be able to challenge the power of swarga, of Indra and his goons.

We must resist. We must fight. We must unite.