Hybrid Work Model In Rig Veda

Which model do you prefer? Work from home or be on the move?

- Devdutt Pattanaik

Rig Veda refers to two types of kingships: that of Indra and that of Varuna. Indra is the Warrior-God who loves the energising Soma as he rides into battle to kill demons and retrieve cows. He is the God that the Aryans venerated when they were on the move. Varuna was a different God, more linked with settlements, with relationships and agreements, who drank Sura, or the relaxing alcohol. While Indra is linked to power, Varuna is linked to prosperity. Perhaps that is the reason why the oldest verses of Rig Veda refer to Varuna as Asura, who generates wealth, and Indra as Deva, who retrieves wealth. Indra is the raider. Varuna is the trader. Indra is the hunter. Varuna is the farmer. Indra is always on the move. Varuna is in the settlement. Indra wants you to come to the office. Varuna lets you work from home.