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Mitra: Definition and Much More From Answers.com (1789 words) |
 | Mitra or Mithra was an important divinity of Indic (Sanskrit mitra) and Iranian (Avestan miθra) culture, descended from a common Proto-Indo-Iranian deity *Mitra, a god of the oath. |
| Vedic Mitra is a prominent deity of the Rigveda distinguished by a relationship to Varuna, the protector of rta. |
| RV 3.59 is the only hymn dedicated to Mitra exclusively, where he is lauded as a god of order and stability and as a giver of laws (2b, vrata), the sustainer of mankind (6a, carani-dhrt, literally "of cultivators", said also of Indra in 3.37.4c) and of all gods (8c, devān vishvān). |
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