In the Vedic texts, especially the Rig Veda, we find numerous hymns that recount the destruction of evil forces. These stories often speak of battles between gods and dark forces. But they should not be understood as external wars. In reality, they are internal struggles. These evil forces are within each of us. They come from the ego, fear, anger, greed, or even illusion.
The Seven Rivers Civilization, to which these texts belong, was a very ancient society. They lived in peace, without armies, without palaces, or slavery. These people sought above all to grow internally. Vedic hymns served to guide people on their path to inner peace.
When texts speak of Indra killing Vritra, the serpent that blocks the waters, this actually represents the liberation of our minds trapped by their blockages. Water here represents consciousness. The serpent, on the other hand, is an image of fears or attachments. Indra, deified strength and will, acts as a liberating light. He allows energies to flow freely again.
Agni, fire, is also a central figure in these stories. He burns away impurities, lights the way, and transforms. He symbolizes the inner fire that destroys illusions and brings us closer to our true nature. These forces of evil are therefore internal obstacles that each person must overcome in order to move forward.
The texts also describe the use of weapons, spoked wheels, and chariots. These elements show that the hymns were likely written or reformulated in a more recent era, well after the spiritual origins of these stories. Copper weapons and sophisticated vehicles for the time are sometimes seen, suggesting a rewriting or adaptation of the ancient message to a new era.
But the core message remains the same: we must destroy the forces of the ego to regain inner unity. These texts are, above all, tools for self-knowledge. They show that the real battle is not against an external enemy, but against what, within us, prevents us from being at peace.
The Seven Rivers civilization, through these stories, sought to remind us that each person carries within them the capacity for transformation. The hymns were sung to awaken this strength, this inner courage.
Even today, these texts can help us better understand our own blockages and draw on ancient stories for keys to living more freely.
Le Rig Veda 
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