Does you people mean that puranic indra and vedic indra are two?? Some quarters consider them the same. Some consider them are different. There were different Indras at different points of time. Some info on 14 Indras: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra My query is if indra is a deva, whether he needs worship or not? Vedic worship includes worship to Indra. Indra is considered a demon in the Zoarashtrian religion. Possibly the Yadu hordes of Krishna caused the cesation of Indra worship in India for a time period. Am not arguing whether indra is mind or indra is indriya or indra is power. What I actually need now is the metaphorical explanation only sirs. If these two are different, can you say always puranas contradict vedas?? Which we has to follow, vedas or puranas?? How can we part vedas and puranas? Does vedas have no puranic stories inside them? I mean by the hymns are they not conveying any stories??? Not sure if the hymns might be conveying some story. Rigvedic hyms are mixed in nature, sometimes addressed to God, to Nature, to a nameless superpower and so on. I think the hymns on indra came out, just because he is the lord of devas. Might be a "MUGASTHUTHI" to pacify the king, though he is inefficient as we see in today's ministry... Please don't think that Iam against Indra or vedas. Iam asking out of curiosity whether the worship is needed or not? thats all. There are many puranic stories related to indra, but none has described him as an hero. Whether all these puranas purposefully wanted to contradict a vedic hero?? Iam totally unaware of vedas and I dont even know the hymns that are in praise of indra. Since the topic turn towards the worship of indra, am asking these... Pranams