The language of the Ṛgvēda called ‘Vāk’, an early form of Sanskrit, and Zend have a strong and fundamental likeness. The themes and the stories are common to both traditions, suggesting a shared historical background. However, there is an essential difference in the perspectives from which they viewed their common antecedents. Asuras in the Avesta are superior beings. Their supreme God Ahura Mazda is a form of Varuṇa, a prominent deity in the early chapters of the Ṛgvēda but loses his importance in the later tradition. And, the Daêvas in Avesta are portrayed as inferior and evil beings that
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