Indra destroys Vritra and his 'deceiving forces', and thereby brings rains and sunshine as the saviour of mankind.
He is celebrated for his powers, and as the one who killed the great evil (a malevolent type of asura) named Vritra, who obstructed human prosperity and happiness. Indra is the most referred deity in the Rigveda. Indra's myths and powers are similar to other Indo-European deities such as Jupiter, Perun, Perkūnas, Zalmoxis, Taranis, Zeus, and Thor, part of the greater Proto-Indo-European mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. Indra ( / ˈ ɪ n d r ə/ Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. Jayanta, Rishabha, Midhusha, Jayanti, Devasena ( Shashthi), Vali and Arjuna Adityas including Surya, Varuna, Bhaga, Aaryaman, Mitra, Savitra and Vamana
