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)

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