Therefore Indra Excels Among the Gods
Kena Upanishad · Khanda 4 · Verse 23
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Sanskrit Original
तस्माद्वा एते देवा अतितरामिवान्यान्देवानग्निर्वायुरिन्द्रस्ते ह्येनं नेदिष्ठं पस्पर्शुस्ते ह्येनं प्रथमो विदाञ्चकार ब्रह्मेति ॥
tasmād vā ete devā atitarām ivānyān devān agnir vāyur indras te hy enaṃ nediṣṭhaṃ pasparśus te hy enaṃ prathamo vidāñcakāra brahmeti ||
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Therefore, these gods — Agni, Vayu, and Indra — surpass the other gods; for they touched Brahman most closely, and Indra first came to know: It is Brahman.