Veda describes this universe as a cosmic egg and according to Norse cosmology the universe takes the form of a cosmic egg. Towering vertically through the centre of this universe is “Mount Meru” a cosmic axial mountain which connects the heavens, the earth and the underworld. Towering vertically through the centre of this universe is the Norse “Yggdrasil” a cosmic tree connecting the heavens, earth and the underworld.
Atop “Mount Meru” we find nine cities which are the home of the gods, universal administrators and empowered representatives of a Supreme being. Atop “Yggdrasil” the cosmic tree, we find “Asgarde” the home of the gods and the home of “Odin”.
“Asgarde” is formed from two Sanskrit words “asu” and “asura” meaning “spirit” “divine gods” and “grha” meaning “home” as in “the home ( grha ) of the gods ( asura )”. Its one of the “nine” Kingdoms which reside along the trunk of the great cosmic tree, just as “Meru” is home to the “nine” cities of the gods.
The King of “Asgarde” the god of the Norse is “Odin” a name which seems to come from “Woden” the Old Saxon god of the wind. “Woden” is the Indo/euro root “wa” meaning to “blow” its source being the Sanskrit “va” meaning to “blow” as seen in the Vedic god of the wind “Vata”.
The German storm god “Woden” was known as “Wode” a simple evolution as “V” becomes “W” and “T” becomes “D” hence the Vedic god of the wind “Vata” becomes the German god of the wind “Wode” and the Old Saxon “Woden” immortalised as the fourth day of the week “Wednesday” and a name which becomes “Odin” the god of the Norse and the King of “Asgarde”.
” The primitive West Europeans had called the god “Wodenaz” this later developed into Wuotan (Old High German) and Wodan (Old Saxon). It is generally believed that he was first thought of as a sky deity, perhaps a wind or storm god with great wisdom and with some sort of powers over life and death. This may be evidenced by the derivation of Wodenaz from an Indo-European word, parent also of the Sanskrit vata and the Latin ventus, both meaning ‘wind’. He could be compared to the Hindu Lord of the Wind, Vata, and the German storm giant Wode.” – Buckland’s Book of Saxon Witchcraft – Raymond Buckland.
The wife of “Odin” is “Frigg” the Queen of heaven and the goddess of love, her name meaning “beloved” “loving” “wife” its source being the Sanskrit “priya” meaning “beloved” “loving” “wife” and just as “Woden” is immortalised as “Wednesday” the goddess “Frigg” becomes “Friday”.
“P” becoming a European “F” is a common theme as seen in the Sanskrit “priya” becoming “free” and “friend” the Sanskrit “pitr” becoming “father” the Sanskrit “panca” becoming “five” and the Sanskrit “pluta” becoming “float” and similarly “priya” becomes the Norse goddess “Frigg”.
Hence we have “Asgarde” which is Sanskrit, we have “Odin” the King of “Asgarde” which is most probably Sanskrit and we have “Frigg” the wife of “Odin” which is definitely Sanskrit, a reflection of how the ancient Sanskrit language is found throughout the Norse civilisation of Europe.
Veda describes a world of duality in which the forces of “light” are constantly at war with the forces of “darkness”. The “Devas” are the forces of “light” and the “Asuras” are the forces of “darkness” and although it can be sometimes difficult to separate the two “Asuras” have a tendency towards the dark side of the force.
The Norse have a similar duality where the “Aesirs” are the forces of “light” and the “Vanirs” are the forces of “darkness”. “Freyja” is a goddess of the “Vanirs” a goddess of beauty and love whose brother “Freyr” is a phalic fertility god. As gods of love and fertility it seems that the name “Vanir” possesses the Sanskrit root “Van” meaning to “love” to “desire” to “worship” a root which also becomes “Venus” the Roman goddess of love.
“Freyja” who was the goddess of love and beauty, and “Freyr” who was the phallic god of fertility were both the children of “Njord” the leader of the “Vanirs” and the leader of “Vanaheim” the Kingdom of the “Vanirs”. His name is said by some to be formed from the Indo/european root “ner” meaning “man” “virile” “manly” as seen in “Nero” meaning “heroic” and the source of this is of course the Sanskrit “nara” meaning “man”.
“Ragnarok” is from the Poetic Edda of the ancient Norse culture. It foretells a series of events, battles and natural disasters, all of which lead to universal devastation as the world becomes submerged into the waters. Its a common theme which is spoken of in the Vedas as the “causal ocean” from which everything comes and everything returns, and a concept which we also find amongst the Egyptians who speak of the “primal waters” as the source of creation.
“Ragnarok” is formed from two Sanskrit words “rajna” meaning “ruler” “king” “governor” and “ric” which means to “perish” to “destroy” to “abandon” as in “the twilight ( ric ) of the gods ( rajna )” or “the destruction ( ric ) of the gods ( rajna )” the “gods” in this sense meaning those who “rule”. Its describing the dissolution of the universe where everything including the celestial gods undergo destruction and return to the “primal waters” the “causal ocean” from which everything was created and from which everything returns.
“ O all-powerful Lord, great sages speak about You. You are the original puppeteer, and everything in the world is just like Your toy. O unlimited one, You have a hold on everything, and like child’s play You hold all the planetary systems on Your head. When the time for dissolution comes, You close up the whole cosmic manifestation within Yourself. At that time, nothing remains but Yourself lying in the Causal Ocean as Maha Visnu”.
“Midgard” is the “Middle Kingdom” of the Norse, that which lies between heaven and hell “middle earth” the planet of the humans. One would assume that the “gard” in “Midgard” was the same as the “gard” in “Asgarde” meaning “home” yet the academics say otherwise. The “mid” meaning “middle” is simply the Sanskrit “madhya” meaning “middle”.
“Midgard” is said to have been produced from the body of “Ymir” the first created being whose name means “twin”. In the Vedas we find “Yama” and “Yami” the first created beings whose names mean “twin”. So there seems to be a connection between “Yama” “Yami” and the Norse “Ymir” whose names all mean “twin” and are all the first created beings.
It is also said that “Ymirs” skull became the dome of heaven held up by the four cardinal directions known in Norse as “Nordri” “Austri” “Vestri” and “Sudri”. “Austri” meaning “east” is the Vedic “Usas” the dawn goddess who rises in the east. “Vestri” meaning “west” is the Sanskrit “vas” meaning “light” as in the “light” which goes beyond the Sun which sets in the west. “Sudri” meaning “south” is the Sanskrit “sur” and “Surya” which are related to the Sun and “Nordri” meaning “north” is related to the Sanskrit “nara” and “naraka” meaning “hell”.
“Loki” a vindictive god who killed “Baldur” the son of “Odin” and his wife “Frigg”. As punishment he was tied and bound within a cave while above him a venomous snake dripped poison upon his head. His faithful wife “Sigyn” collected the poison in a bowl and each day she would “pour” it out saving him from a tortuous death.
Her name is formed from the Sanskrit “sic” which means “to pour out” we see this in the Sanskrit “Abhiseka” which means “to pour ( sic ) upon ( abhi )”. The “yn” seems to denote femininity similar to the Sanskrit “Ni” hence “Sigyn” means “she ( ni ) who pours out ( sic )”.
“Sic” also forms the name of the Celtic river “Sequana” which is now known as the French river “Seine”. The “seq” is the Sanskrit “sic” meaning to “pour out” and the “na” denotes femininity just as we see in the Sanskrit “rajni” meaning “female ( ni ) ruler ( raj )” which then becomes the Latin “regi-na” meaning the same. Hence “Sequana” which becomes the French river “Seine” is formed from two Sanskrit words as in “she ( ni ) who pours out ( sic )” a description of rivers which once beheld a deep ancient meaning.
“Niflheim” means “the home of the mist” its composed of the Sanskrit “nabhas” meaning “cloud” “mist” “fog”. Its a common theme where the Sanskrit “bh” becomes a European “ph” and a European “f” hence “nabhas” meaning “mist” becomes the Greek “nephos” meaning “mist” and this then becomes the Norse “nifl” meaning “mist” and “Niflheim” meaning “the home ( heim ) of the mist ( nifl )”.
“Niflheim” is ruled by the goddess “Hel” a personality some liken to the goddess Kali. Her name is formed from words such as the Sanskrit “cala” meaning “thatch” “roof” “hut” as in that which “covers” “conceals” and this is related to the Greek” “kalla” meaning “hut” “nest” and the Latin “cella” meaning “hut” “small room” “storage room” from which comes the words “cellar” and “cell”.
“Cala” which expresses a “covering” is also related to the Gothic “halja” meaning “concealed place” and the Norse “hellir” meaning “cave” which then becomes the name of the goddess “Hel” whose meaning is “one who covers something” “one who hides something” and this then becomes the underworld of Christianity known as “hell” a term which they have simply taken from the ancient Norse tradition.
Another Norse Kingdom is “Jotunheimr” a race of beings known as “Jotun” which are commonly known as “giants”. Upon the land of “Jotunheimr” is a well whose waters bestow wisdom and intelligence. The guardian of this well is known as “Mimir” whose daily quenching transforms him into a man of learning and even Odin himself sacrificed his eye to partake of its waters.
Sacred elixirs are a common theme amongst the gods and in the Vedas we find the King of heaven partaking of the heavenly rasa known as “Soma” whose potency makes Indra stronger than thousands of elephants and a lifespan of millions of years.
“Jotun” meaning “giant” is a word which expresses “eating” as in a “man eater” or an “immense eater”. Its source is the German “ettin” which comes from the Indo/euro “ed” meaning to “eat” and this comes from the Sanskrit “ad” meaning to “eat” and which is also the source of the word “eat”.