The Dagda, The Irish Wind Harvester The Dagda, The Irish Wind Harvester There is a parable in the Briharayandaka Upanishad that tells of the special role of the god Vayu. Vayu and the other gods of the bodily functions made a test to decide the greatest among them. One by one the gods left the body of a man. The man could carry on, in better or worse shape, when each of the various other gods abandoned their posts. However, when it was Vayu's turn to leave the body, not only was it robbed of life, but each of the other gods was overpowered and pulled out along with Vayu. They quickly realized the supremacy of this wind god's power. If this wasn't enough to illustrate his importance to the Vedic people, the Chandogya Upanishad teaches that only by knowing Vayu in the form of the syllable " om " can the spiritual seeker know Brahman. Dagda and Thor On the surface, the Irish god the Dagda has no very clear parallel in Vedic myth, and in genera...