Flood

A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. Quotes Rigveda as quoted in David Frawley, Gods, Sages and Kings: Vedic Secrets of Ancient Civilization, 2000. The great flowing stream of all rivers, Indra, you brought to rest by prayer the flood and made the rivers easy to cross for Turviti and Vaya (IV. 19.6). The river Vibalyam, extending over the Earth, Indra, you stopped by your magic wisdom power (IV.30.12). I was the Father of the human race and the Sun. I am the seer Kakshivan. I humbled the sage Kutsa. I am the seer Ushanas, behold me. I gave the Earth to the Aryans, the rain to my mortal worshipper. I led the roaring floods. The Gods moved according to my direction (IV.26.1-2). The great seer, bom of the Divine, directed by the Divine, wise in vision, stopped the flooding river, when Vishwamitra favored king Sudas (111.54.9). The peoples direct their will in this work, fierce, powerful, contending with each other in the battle for the floods (IV.24.4). As a bull I uphold seven rivers, wealth-flowing currents over the Earth. Of strong will I cross the floods, by war I made for man a way to goodness (X.49.9) See also Natural disasters External links