Slavic Vedas. Svarog - god of what? Svarog - Slavic God of Fire, Father of the Gods Position of the idol in places of worship

Svarog (Old Russian: Svarog, Sovarog) - according to the Slavic translation of the chronicle of John Malala - the blacksmith god, the father of Dazhbog. According to some researchers, he is the supreme god of the Eastern Slavs, heavenly fire. Some researchers identify Svarog with Svarozhich.

Etymology

Researchers have long been attracted by the consonance of the theonym Svarog with ancient Indian. svarga "sky, heavenly". Based on this consonance, a conclusion was drawn about the linguistic relationship of these words and even about the functions of Svarog as a Slavic deity. Nowadays, thanks to the theory of O. N. Trubachev about the Indo-Aryan linguistic substrate in the Northern Black Sea region, attempts are being made to substantiate this hypothesis about the Indo-Aryan origin of the theonym Svarog. This theonym was, according to Trubachev, borrowed by the Slavs from the Indo-Aryans in the Northern Black Sea region and comes from the same svarga “sky, heavenly”.

O. Trubachev’s theory about the Indo-Aryan linguo-ethnic component in the Northern Black Sea region was, on the one hand, criticized by a number of Iranianists (E. A. Grantovsky, D. S. Raevsky) and Indologists (M. Mayrhofer), and at the same time supported by the German Indo-Europeanist Wolfgang Schmidt (German) Russian, Russian Indologist V. N. Toporov, as well as Russian Iranian and Indologist D. I. Edelman, who, referring to the works of O. Trubachev, considers it possible both to preserve the Indo-Aryan element in the Northern Black Sea region and and the penetration of Indo-Aryan borrowings into the Slavic languages, which are not always distinguishable from borrowings from Iranian.

Also, the Italian Slavist M. Enrietti, relying on O. Trubachev’s theory about the preservation of the Indo-Aryan element in the Northern Black Sea region, admits the possibility of direct borrowing of the theonym Svarog into the Slavic language from Indo-Aryan. In turn, archaeologist and social anthropologist L. S. Klein, for example, sees no other alternatives in the case of the theonym Svarog, except to agree with the Indo-Aryan hypothesis. M. Vasmer writes that the theonym Svarog is associated with Praslav. svara, svarь, as a result of which the name itself takes on the meaning of “arguing, punishing.” V. J. Mansikka also mentions rum, borrowed from the Slavs. sfarogŭ, švarogŭ “dry, burning.”

According to myths

Svarog cooked (cooked, created) the earth. He found the magic stone Alatyr, cast a magic spell - the stone grew and became a huge white-flammable stone. God made the ocean foam for them. The thickened moisture became the first dry land. In the Indian Vedas this creation is called the Churning of the Ocean. He also used Alatyr for other important purposes: he hit it with a hammer - from the sparks flying in all directions, new gods and ratichs - heavenly warriors - were born.

In later times, the great half-horse wizard Kitovras (the Greeks called him the centaur Chiron) built a temple in honor of the Almighty around Alatyr. This is how the word altar appeared - the most sacred place in the temple.

Svarog is the source of fire and its ruler. He creates not with words, not with magic, unlike Veles, but with his hands, he creates the material world. He took care of people: he gave them the Sun-Ra (hence our word joy) - and a fire on which they could cook food and with which they could warm themselves in the severe cold. Svarog threw a plow and a yoke from the sky to the ground in order to cultivate the land; a battle ax to protect this land from enemies, and a bowl for preparing a sacred drink in it.

The Temple of the Most High with the altar-Alatyr stood on the slope of the sacred Mount Elbrus, the highest in the Caucasus (5600 meters). In ancient times, this mountain was called by different names: Bel-Alabyr, White Mountain, Belina. The Belaya River flows right here, and the White City used to be where the Belogor people lived. All the names in these places are associated with the color of Alatyr - a white stone, when struck, sparks flew out. In the same area, until recently, there stood a majestic monument to the great Slavic-Russian hero, descendant of the Belogors, Bus Beloyar.

Perhaps one of the most important deeds of the Heavenly Father was the Small and Large Kola (circles) he created of times - earthly and cosmic. Svarog is the creator god and legislator, the father of the Svarozhichi (Perun, Dazhdbog-Radegast, Semargl-Fire and Stribog-Wind), a demiurge correlated with Hephaestus, according to a worldview that goes back to the Orphic tradition. Any forge, any forge is already a temple of Svarog, therefore, when arranging temples, a modern pagan should remember this. With a wooden idol of Svarog, the fire must burn, the metal must glow, and the idol itself must be covered with metal. At the temple of Svarog there should be a hammer (or a heavy iron stick-crowbar) and an anvil. It was Svarog who started the Iron Age and taught people to use iron tools.

Attributes of God Svarog

Bird: Alkonost. According to legend, this bird, the Messenger of the Gods, carried the commands of Svarog to the Gods and people.

Animal: a fiery boar, in whose guise God Svarog sometimes appeared in the Manifest World.

Symbol: hammer. According to legends, when God Svarog hit the Alatyr stone with a hammer, Gods were born from the sparks. And if a spark hits a person, the gift of creativity is born in that person’s chest - that’s what they say: “the spark of God.”

Requirement (offering): fire

Svarog - Patron God

Svarog gives protection to those who show character traits similar to Him. God Svarog is laconic, hardworking, fair. If you have the qualities of such a God, and his sparks have sunk into your soul, then you are also like him.

Usually people like:

silent;
hard-working;
love specificity and accuracy;
practical;
reliable;
responsible;
diligent in work;
love privacy.

You are a man of your word: “Said and done!” Everything is short and clear. All responsibilities must be clearly distributed, and any work must be completed. The following words can also be said about you:

You are strong-willed, resilient, a connoisseur of everything beautiful and practical, a recipient of true pleasure from work, unyielding and stubborn, objective, prudent, fair - you know how to divide into those who are right and those who are wrong.

Veneration and analogues in other mythologies

Little information has been preserved about Svarog. He was not included in the list of “Vladimir’s” gods, but is mentioned in some ancient Russian written sources. It is known that in Slavic mythology he was revered as the god of fire. “Svarog” or “Svarozhich” was the name given to a personified blazing fire on the altar or in the hearth. In one of the ancient Russian teachings against paganism of the 14th century. it is said that the pagans “put their needs to their idols and cut chickens for them and pray to the fire [they pray to the fire] calling him svarozhits [calling him svarozhich].” In the Slavic translation of the Chronicle by John Malala (XII century), Svarog is correlated with the ancient Greek god of fire Hephaestus. It is also indicated here that Svarog is the father of Dazhbog, the deity of the Sun. Modern researchers believe that deeply revered by the Eastern Slavs, as evidenced by written sources, Svarog (Svarozhich) in the times of Ancient Rus' was, rather, not a fully formed deity, but rather the personification of the natural element of fire. It is no coincidence that he did not enter the pantheon of higher gods created by Prince Vladimir. At the same time, the cult of fire as one of the forces of nature continues to be preserved in folk tradition to this day.

If we draw analogies with the gods of Greece, then a similar god here is Hephaestus - the god of blacksmithing and marriage, as well as Uranus - the personification of the sky, the spouse of the Earth. In ancient Roman paganism, an analogue of Svarog could be Jupiter - the god of the sky, the supreme god of the Romans, as well as Vulcan - the god of fire and blacksmithing. During the establishment of dual faith in Rus', Kuzma-Demyan took over the role of Svarog. Kuzma and Demyan are Christian saints, healers, miracle workers, who in popular belief merged into one divine character, and adopted many of the traits of Svarog. This most likely happened due to the similarity of the name of one of the saints - Kuzma, which is very similar to the word “blacksmith”.

Among the Baltic Slavs, Svarog is called Radogost, in Slovakia and the Czech Republic - Rarog. There is a well-known sanctuary of Svarog in the Polish settlement of Radogost. Once upon a time, on the highest peak of the Caucasus, Elbrus, there was also a temple of the Most High, with an Alatyr-altar, and the mountain was called White Mountain, Belina, Bel-Alabyr. There was also a White City, the people who inhabited it were called Belogors. All local toponymy is in one way or another connected with Alatyr, a white stone from which sparks are struck when struck.

Symbols and amulets of God Svarog

Several symbols and amulets of God Svarog are known:

Konegon,
a sign called “Svarog Square”, “Svarog Forge”, “Svarog Cross”, “Svarog Star”,
Svarozhich,
Svarga,
Hammer of Svarog

“Symbol of Svarog” – Konegon

The symbol of Svarog is a swastika sign, in the center of which is not a dot, but a square-diamond. The sign has right angles, the ends of the rays are bent with salt and their continuation at the opposite end, which has no restrictions. If you look closely, the sign is made up of four schematic figures that resemble a simple plow. The power of the sign of Svarog is endless, has no limitation, no end, it extends to all four sides. This suggests that Svarog is still creating today. The name known in the north is “Konegon” or “Konegon”. More information about what this amulet gives and what it protects from is in the article “The sign is the symbol of Svarog: an action for whom it is suitable”

“Star of Svarog” (“Svarog Square”, “Svarog Forge”, “Svarog Cross”)

The symbol called the “Star of Svarog” or “Square of Svarog” is another sign of God that is often used by the Slavs. Sometimes this symbol is called the “Star of Rus'”, which is not entirely correct - this is the name of the symbol related to the Goddess Lada. The shape of the image is an outer square, an inner rhombus, intertwined with ellipses with pointed ends. The symbol is very similar to the Lada Star, but is only included in a square and the protruding ends of the ellipses are not rounded. The power of the square has great potential for creative power and strength.

Day of God Svarog

In the northern tradition of the Slavic peoples, there are no known holidays specifically dedicated to God Svarog. He is honored at holidays along with the other Gods. After all, He is the supreme deity of the Slavs, present in every phenomenon. However, in the customs of today's Rodnovers, November 14 is dedicated to Svarog. At this time they like to light fires and wash themselves with clean water - these two elements were revered in honor of God. Glorifications are held in his honor, his glorious military exploits and commandments are remembered.

For the modern population of Russia, Slavic traditions and culture are relics, since the forced imposition of Christian ideals introduced different foundations and canons into the life of the Russian people. Despite this, folk beliefs and traditions remind us of themselves, forcing young people to be interested in their roots.

Origin story

Svarog was included in the divine pantheon of the Slavs along with and. This is the god of fire and the family hearth, who patronized blacksmithing. Svarog is the master god, he had the honor of creating the sacred fire. Some believe that Svarog is the father of the sky god, others claim that he is the patron of the sun. The character possessed incommensurable strength and was famous for his military merits.

In Slovakia it is known as Rarog, in Etrusia as Velhans. The Finns called him Ilmarinen, and the Romans called him Vulcan. Translated from Sanskrit, the meaning of the deity’s name is deciphered as “light” or “sky,” and the suffix that ends the name allows one to see the god as a blacksmith.

Bringing knowledge to people, the mythological character invented blacksmith tools and taught people to work with copper and iron. The Slavs owe him the first laws promoting monogamy. A descendant of the ancient gods Cityvrat and Krta, Svarog became the ruler of light and ether, and also controlled fire. The role of a deity in the pantheon is comparable to a place on Olympus. Svarog works with his hands, creating material things and refusing to use magical abilities.

The Slavs believed that in places where Svarog was worshiped, there should be metal products and the constant presence of fire was necessary. Therefore, forges became suitable locations for chanting the god who led the Slavs into the Iron Age.

The idols of Svarog looked inconspicuous. These were large rough stones with the symbol of fire on them.

Svarog in Slavic mythology

The pagans asked God for a bountiful harvest, high-quality fruits and sprouting of sown grains and seeds. People considered Svarog the Creator. According to legend, he taught people how to make products from milk, so cottage cheese and cheese were often left with idols of God. Such food was considered sacred.

The word “bungle” is present in the Russian language thanks to these beliefs. This verb means the ability to create something with minimal knowledge and resources, and therefore with divine providence.

Svarog works a lot with his hands, so simple labor is associated with creation. He gave fire so that people could escape cold and hunger by heating their homes and preparing food. Iron tools and military weapons are also gifts of the powerful god. Myths say that he presented the Slavs with a yoke and a plow for plowing, an ax, a club and a sword for repelling attacks. The Slavs got the opportunity to get food and defend their native land.

The Slavs used amulets associated with Svarog to protect themselves and their home. Among the popular symbols is the horse. This is an image resembling a swastika, in the center of which is a diamond. The rectangular sign is complemented by ray lines. Upon closer inspection, it is obvious that the schematic figures at its base resemble a plow.

The second symbol is the star of Svarog - a sign with great magical power. This is a square intertwined with ellipses, the ends of which are pointed.

People perceived Svarog as a benefactor, because thanks to him they learned what warmth and life are, were able to master work, and received new knowledge and resources to protect their property. Svarog is considered the personification of creative power and a warrior of Light. He was depicted as the main warrior during periods of war. The appearance of the deity was complemented with burgundy armor and a sword. He was like a blacksmith, working hard, but ready to take action against the enemy at any moment.

Patronizing truth, will and knowledge, Svarog created commandments that allow one to preserve warmth and life, allowing one to understand the foundations of the Universe. The heat of the forge in the form of the Fire of Justice punished those whose hearts were not pure.

The bird, the Messenger of the gods, helped God - it conveyed the will of Svarog to people. Svarog’s animal is a fiery boar, which the god himself sometimes turned into.

The constant symbol of the Creator was a hammer, the impact of which on a stone struck sparks, which later became gods. Hence the expression “spark of God.” According to legend, a spark from Svarog's hammer that fell on a person gave him talent.

God loved those who were similar to him in temperament and character. He patronized hardworking and active people who stood up for justice. A man of his word with strong willpower and a tempered character, taciturn and practical, could count on the support of Svarog.

Researchers of Slavic mythology have published a series of books about the deities of the pantheon of our ancestors. They claim that Svarog was a god who was turned to in difficult life situations when magical help was needed. People resorted to it when making conspiracies for a bountiful harvest or recovery from a serious illness, for the return of a loved one from a difficult campaign and a righteous trial. With its help, they removed damage, added courage and strength, and strengthened family ties.

The Slavs, when creating amulets, knitted knots and, turning to Svarog, braided nauzes. They helped eliminate slander and negative thoughts, clear karma, find love and start a family, clear the mind from temptations and fears.

Film adaptations

Legends associated with the Slavic divine pantheon are not as popular as Greek myths. The secrets of pagan legends inspire Russian authors, including. The writer created a series of books, united by the title “Svarog”. The work “Alien Sails” is especially popular among the public.

Today, Svarog as a film character is briefly mentioned in fairy tales and documentaries. There is no full-length film about this hero, but the Internet is full of rumors about the prospects of filming a full-length film based on the book by Alexander Bushkov. The writer gave a new wave of inspiration to fans of pagan Slavic mythology.

According to surviving information, the god Svarog occupied the second place in importance after Rod in the pantheon of the Eastern Slavs. In historical sources, the Slavic god Svarog created the earth and took over the rule of the Manifest Kingdom. One of the most revered Svarog, the god of the Slavs, patronized the blacksmith's craft and supported the World Order established by the Family.

Etymological study of the name of god

The god Svarog mentioned in surviving sources (“the book of Kolyada”, birch bark scrolls, “The Book of Veles”) belongs to the older pantheon. His name has Vedic roots and is pronounced svarga. In translation it means:
- sky;
- connection with the sky;
- heavenly.
The affinity that can be traced leads to the conclusion that the god Svarog is a more ancient phenomenon in cultures. The theory of the global migration of the Slavs and the antiquity of the culture itself was put forward by O. N. Trubachev. Research by a Soviet historian suggests that the Slavic god Svarog belongs to the Indo-Aryan epic that originated in the Northern Black Sea region.

Social anthropologist M. Vasmer made references to the Orthodox reading of the name svara or svar, which meant “punishing, disputing.” Archaeologist V. J. Mansikka mentions the presence in Romanian of references to the name of the deity švarogŭ, sfarogŭ. Which translates to “flaming, dry.” All these aspects confirm the common origin and influence of the deity on the territory of Slavic cultures.

Element of the god Svarog

According to descriptions from archaeological and ethnographic research, the god Svarog was in charge of the fire element. Born from the god Rod, he came carrying a fiery spirit in his essence. All types of fire are subject to him, from earthly to infernal.

Fire, in the understanding of the Slavic peoples, had not only a physical manifestation. Like many phenomena, the ideological perception of our ancestors had a deeper understanding of the elements. The fire came from the very essence of purification, light and creation. The spiritual flame was perceived in the same way as the material embodiment.

That is why Svarog, the god of the Slavs, knew not only all types of fire and combustion, but also the life flame of living beings. All aspirations were manifested in him and the righteous principles of any action originated.

Creation of the earth

According to the Slavic epic, the god Svarog possessed the power of creation. After his appearance in the World, he discovered the alatyr stone in the already created space. Taking it into his hands, the Slavic god Svarog breathed the essence of life into it. Due to contact with the flaming essence of the deity, the stone became heated.

As soon as Svarog, the god of the Slavs, lowered a block of stone into the world ocean, the firmament of the earth arose from the cooled and spread mass. Since it was blessed with the gift of creation and creation, the emerging land began to give birth to mountains, forests and provide shelter to creatures and people created by the Kin.

The described process of the emergence of land was associated with the cooling of a hot mass that spread into the continents. In Slavic written sources this phenomenon was described as “cooking the earth.”

After the creation of land, the Slavic god Svarog began to forge natural resources. It was the description of how our ancestors imagined the process of creation that ultimately led to the deity's patronage of blacksmithing. Veins of gold, silver, copper and steel arose in the heavenly furnaces. God laid them in the depths of the earth. From his hands, the remains of the alatyr were melted into precious stones and gems.

Place in the pantheon of the Eastern Slavs

In the pantheon of the Eastern Slavs, the god Svarog was called by Rod. He was given the place of the creator's right hand. The importance of what happened at the origins of creation was shared between the two deities. The power of Svarog was concentrated on a part of existence. While Rod was given a central place.

Depending on the nationality, Svarog, the god of the Slavs, was treated as an equal with Rod or his closest henchman. There were no contradictions between the two creators, which strengthened their union. The significance of Svarog was so great that the celestial course of stars and luminaries was called the “Svarog Circle”. It was used to calculate chronology and the transition of one time to another.

Position of the idol in places of worship

At the sanctuaries, the god Svarog was installed on the right side of Rod. In the finds of the Kolochin culture, his idol occupied a close position to the supreme creator, in the place of Belobog. In the finds of the peoples of the upper reaches of the Dnieper and Desna at the temples of Svarog, I can even occupy a central place.

The universally recognized god of the Slavs, Svarog, was ranked among the first circle of the pantheon. This set him apart from other revered idols. Separate temples dedicated to his hypostasis were widespread in Kyiv archaeological cultures. The height of the sculptures could reach 2-3.5 meters. It was mainly cut into stone. Images of Swarong were applied to forge furnaces; images of the symbol covered many of the blacksmith’s working tools.

How the ancestors of Svarog revered

The Slavic god Svarog had three holidays, held at the beginning and middle of summer, as well as at the winter solstice. According to the ethnographic research of B. A. Rybakov, high bonfires were lit in his honor. In this flame they burned the demands of the deity. Most often these were bloodless sacrifices; among the peoples of the northern part of the Baltic-Slavic peoples, the sacrificial offerings included a young bull.

In the understanding of our ancestors, God Svarog was not only kind but also a stern guardian of traditions. He punished violations to the fullest extent, thus setting an example of obedience and edification to the rest of the community.

When Svarog, the god of the Slavs, was honored at his holidays, men who had reached adulthood held exhibition fights. It was like an Olympic competition for agility and strength. At the end of each celebration, round dances were held around the ashes and ritual songs were sung.

Mention in surviving sources

One of the surviving sources refers to the “Tale of Bygone Years” in which the god Svarog is mentioned in stanzas about the sun and his son Dazhbog (Dazhbog). The story precisely defines his place in the pantheon and mentions the power and significance of the deity.

Brief summaries about the position of the deity Svarog, the god of the Slavs, occupies in the sources:
- birch bark scrolls;
- "book of Kolyada";
- "Veles's book"
Ethnographers V.V. Sedov, I.P. Rusanova, B.A. Rybakova and G.S. Lebedev drew the bulk of information on the tasks and levels of influence from the folk epic.

He lit the sun. He is the ruler of the Earthly Kingdom, but he is also the creator. Svarog creates order on earth. He gives the laws of life. He fights the Black Snake, defeats him and drives him into the Underground Kingdom. He also creates the Kingdom of Heaven - the kingdom of the gods (Svarga, or Iriy). He cultivated the Irian (Eden) Garden. Svarog is also the creator of the entire starry sky (Svarga is also the starry sky), or the Wheel of Svarog, which Perun himself rotates.

Svarog was represented as a stern, broad-shouldered blacksmith. He sent heavenly fire to people, gave people blacksmith tools, taught them to forge iron - he patronizes blacksmiths.

Svarog taught people to cook (create) cottage cheese and cheese from milk, which were once considered sacred food, a gift from the gods. God also created Blue Svarga - a country in the heavens where our glorious ancestors live. Bright stars are their shining eyes, with which grandfathers and great-grandfathers look from heaven at our earthly affairs. To “bungle” still means to create in a miraculous, masterful way. Cooking and “harp” can only be done with the help of fire and water (“var” - Sanskrit water). Svarog is the source of fire and its ruler. He creates not with words, not with magic, unlike Veles, but with his hands, he creates the material world. He took care of people: he gave them the Sun-Ra (hence our word joy) - and a fire on which they could cook food and with which they could warm themselves in the severe cold. Svarog threw a plow and a yoke from the sky to the ground in order to cultivate the land; a battle ax to protect this land from enemies, and a bowl for preparing a sacred drink in it.
The Temple of the Most High with the altar-Alatyr stood on the slope of the sacred Mount Elbrus, the highest in the Caucasus (5600 meters). In ancient times, this mountain was called by different names: Bel-Alabyr, White Mountain, Belina. The Belaya River flows right here, and the White City used to be where the Belogor people lived. All the names in these places are associated with the color of Alatyr - a white stone, when struck, sparks flew out. In the same area, until recently, there stood a majestic monument to the great Slavic-Russian hero, descendant of the Belogors, Bus Beloyar.

Perhaps one of the most important works of the Heavenly Father was the Small and Large Kola (circles) he created for times - earthly and cosmic. Svarog is the creator god and legislator, the father of the Svarozhichi (Perun, Dazhdbog-Radegast, Semargl-Fire and Stribog-Wind), a demiurge correlated with Hephaestus, according to a worldview that goes back to the Orphic tradition. Any forge, any forge is already a temple of Svarog, therefore, when arranging temples, a modern pagan should remember this. With a wooden idol of Svarog, the fire must burn, the metal must glow, and the idol itself must be covered with metal. At the temple of Svarog there should be a hammer (or a heavy iron stick-crowbar) and an anvil. It was Svarog who started the Iron Age and taught people to use iron tools. The sounds are pleasant to Svarog - since he is the first patron of crafts and all skilled people - the blows of hammers, the clanking of chains and the howling of fire.
Requirements are brought to Svarog either with cheese (syrniki) or cottage cheese. The word “cottage cheese” means created, it has the same root as the name Svarog, and is a symbol of heavenly bread. The role of the idol of Svarog can be played by a huge stone on which symbols of fire are inscribed.
The day of its celebration falls on November 14 - Svarozhka (the day of Kuzma and Demyan). They honor both father and son - Svarozhich-Fire.

At the beginning of time, when Svarog hit the 6-flammable stone Alatyr with a hammer, the Fire God Semargl was born from a spark carved from the stone, as well as all the heavenly Ratichi - Svarog’s warriors.

Svarog and Svarozhich are Father and Son. The Most High Himself also appeared as the son of Svarog. Svarozhichi were Perun and Semargl.

The Book of Veles calls Svarog Tvastyr, that is, the Creator. He is also Tvashtar of Ved India. You should also know that the image of Tvastyr Svarog in India merged with the images of the Vedic Tvashtar, as well as Isvar (Lord Shiva), Indra (the owner of Svarga) and Brahma. The Shaivites identified the creative power of Svarog with the Creator Shiva, and those who worshiped Indra did the same. Brahmanists identified the creative Word of Svarog with Brahma, consisting of the Vedas. Therefore, the Slavic iconography of Svarog is similar to the Hindu iconography of Brahma.

The myth was restored mainly according to folk legends about the battle with the Serpent of Kuzma-Demyan, the attack of Boris-Gleb, Nikita Kozhemyaka (who ousted Svarot and Svarozhich) and other related legends. See, for example: E.R. Romanov, “Belarusian collection” (Vyl. 4. Kyiv, 1885. P. 17). In these legends, magical blacksmiths (even Kozhemyaka and he is a blacksmith in the legend) forge in a fabulous forge, spread over 12 miles, it has 12 doors (according to the number of zodiac signs, like Vedic temples). 12 assistant hammermen are also mentioned. They forge a sword, a plow, a bowl (as in the Scythian legends about the Heavenly Blacksmith, set forth by Herodotus). It is also said that they “forged the first plow for people,” which, when compared with the news of the Ipatiev Chronicle for 1114 about Svarok, the first Heavenly blacksmith, allows us to identify Kuzma-Demyan (Boris-Gleb) and other later deputies with Svarot and Svarozhich Semargl.

“Kuzma-Demyan, people of old say, the first wine was the first man of God, as the retinue will be honored by Tsei Kuzma-Demyan was the first to forge and the first to crush the plow of the saint... (Kuzma-Demyan fought with the Snake.). This snake mercilessly devoured people, leaving no one behind: neither old nor small. Where it yawned, people died, like grass eating the horns of cattle, and like millet on the Sontsi...”

Semargla calls Fire God the “Book of Veles” (“smaga” in Old Russian - flame). The plot of the initial battle between the Creator of the World, the god of Fire and the Serpent is known to the Vedas and Avesta, but the song itself was preserved only in the Slavic tradition.

The description of Fire God is in the conspiracies: “Father, you are the Tsar of Fire, you are the king of all kings, you are the fire of all fires. How you burn and scorch grass-ants, thickets and slums in a field, underground roots of a damp oak tree, seventy-seven roots, seventy-seven branches... so they slept from the servant of God's sorrow..."

In the “Book of Veles” (Kryn 3:1) there is glorification of Semargl as the god of Fire and Moonlight

“We praise the Fire God Semargl, who gnaws the tree. Glory to him, the Fire-haired One, with a face that turns pink morning, noon and evening! And we give to him because he creates food and drink. And we keep him alone in the ashes. And it rises and burns over our land, from the time the Sun goes down, and until the Sun is born again, until it is led to and through the meadows of Khors.”

The glorification of the god of Fire-Sun is in the songs of the Bulgarians:

Fala ti Yogne God!
Fala ti Yasnu Sun!
You heat the chi on the ground.
Pekrenuvav sichka earth (...)
Pokrivash e tsrna Muggle,
but I’m poor and looking.
Praise be to you Fire God!
Praise be to you, Clear Sun!
You warm the earth...
(And if you leave us)
Black mist will cover everything,
Poverty and hunger will come.

Original and translation from “Veda of the Slavs”, XIII 1-35

Temples in honor of Svarog were built on hills overgrown with trees or shrubs. The center of the hill was cleared to the ground and a fire was lit in this place; no additional idols were installed in the temple. Horses and boars were sacrificed to Svarog, which were slaughtered immediately before the ritual fire, so that the blood of the victim fell into the fire.

Capabilities

Svarog controls heavenly fire and can create anything from it. But what is created does not appear magically, but through hard work.

Sphere of influence

Svarog lives in Prav and practically does not interfere in the affairs of other worlds, but it was he who brought fire to Reality and taught people how to process metal.

The most important deity of the Slavs was ROD. ROD created the first, main God - Svarog.

Rod showed Svarog to the world
And he called it by the name of God
Four-headed so that he can
See around.
We live on our father's land.
Svarog's grandchildren are glorious children!
And flies on a winged horse
Rus' in distant millennia!
And flies on a winged horse
Rus' in distant millennia!

From the sacred language of the Aryans, Sanskrit, the word “Svarog” is translated as “walking in the sky.” In ancient times, it was used to designate the daily path of the sun across the sky, then it began to be used to refer to the sky in general, heavenly light. In other words, the son of Rod, the god Svarog, is the Heavenly Father. Sometimes he was simply called God.
Svarog cooked (cooked, created) the earth. He found the magic stone Alatyr, cast a magic spell - the stone grew and became a huge white-flammable stone. God made the ocean foam for them. The thickened moisture became the first dry land. In the Indian Vedas this creation is called the Churning of the Ocean. He also used Alatyr for other important purposes: he hit it with a hammer - from the sparks flying in all directions, new gods and ratichs - heavenly warriors - were born. In later times, the great half-horse wizard Kitovras (the Greeks called him the centaur Chiron) built a temple in honor of the Almighty around Alatyr. This is how the word altar appeared - the most sacred place in the temple.
Svarog taught people to cook (create) cottage cheese and cheese from milk, which were once considered sacred food, a gift from the gods.
God also created Blue Svarga - a country in the heavens where our glorious ancestors live. Bright stars are their shining eyes, with which grandfathers and great-grandfathers look from heaven at our earthly affairs. “Bungle” still means to create in a miraculous, masterful way. Cooking and “harp” can only be done with the help of fire and water (“var” - Sanskrit water). Svarog is the source of fire and its ruler. He creates not with words, not with magic, unlike Veles, but with his hands, he creates the material world.
He took care of people: he gave them the Sun-Ra (hence our word joy) - and a fire on which they could cook food and with which they could warm themselves in the severe cold. Svarog threw a plow and a yoke from the sky to the ground in order to cultivate the land; a battle ax to protect this land from enemies, and a bowl for preparing a sacred drink in it.

Any forge, any forge is already the temple of Svarog. With a wooden idol of Svarog, the fire must burn, the metal must glow, and the idol itself must be covered with metal. At the temple of Svarog there should be a hammer (or a heavy iron stick-crowbar) and an anvil. It was Svarog who started the Iron Age and taught people to use iron tools. Sounds pleasant to Svarog (since he is the first patron of crafts and all skilled people) - the blows of hammers, the clanking of chains and the howling of fire. Svarog's needs are brought with cheese (syrniki) and cottage cheese. The word “cottage cheese” means created, it has the same root as the name Svarog, and is a symbol of heavenly bread. The role of the idol of Svarog can be played by a huge stone on which symbols of fire are inscribed.

Svarog - God of light. Everything that glows.
Svarog was the god of Heaven among the Slavs, the father of all things. Svarog is the father of a number of gods (Perun, Dazhdbog-Radegast, Ogon-Rarog-Semargl); god of the fire element, creator Among the Slavs, almost all heavenly gods are based on fire.
Thanks to the works of Svarog, people learned to master fire, process metal, created tongs and a chariot in the “image and likeness” of the heavenly ones, and it was Svarog who gave them laws and knowledge. Then he retired and handed over the reins to his sons. The young gods Khors, Dazhdbog, Yarilo are also fiery or solar.
According to Dietmar (died 1018), the pagan Slavs revered Svarog more than other gods; some recognized him as the same creature as Redigast.
In the myths of the white peoples, God forges with a hammer - he creates the world, striking lightning and sparks, for all of them he has one relationship or another with fire.
Among the Baltic Slavs, Svarozhich (otherwise called Radgost) was revered in the cult center of the Redarians Retre-Radgoste as one of the main gods, whose attributes were a horse and spears, as well as a huge boar, according to legend, emerging from the sea.
Among the Czechs, Slovaks and Ukrainians, the fiery spirit Rarog can be associated with Svarog. Svarog is the old sun riding in a chariot, cold and dark. Nature is silent like an old man, dressing in white snow clothes. People in their houses insulate the windows, burn splinters and eat what they grew in the summer, sing songs, tell fairy tales, sew clothes, repair shoes, make toys, heat stoves. And they wait for the birth of Khors, preparing outfits for caroling. The male embodiment of the Family, God the Creator, God of Heaven, wisdom, patron of marriage and blacksmithing, oaths, crafts, hunters.

God, who established the law of Rule. Father of the Gods. Lada's husband. Svarog, Slavic god of the family hearth, God of fire, blacksmithing, heavenly blacksmith and great warrior. There is quite contradictory information about this god. For example, in one chronicle Dazhbog is called the son of Svarog, which gives reason to see him as the god of Heaven. According to legend, Svarog hit the stone that the mermaid Ros brought so that she would have a son from Perun. And when Svarog hit the stone, sparks rained down in all directions, and from these sparks Tarkh - Dazhbog was born. Therefore, it is not known for certain who his real father is Perun or Svarog. Svarog greatly contributed to the development of knowledge.
Svarog established the very first laws, according to which each man was supposed to have only one woman, and a woman one man. The largest sanctuary of Svarog is located in the Polish village of Radogost. Svarog is worshiped in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, where they call him “Rarog”.

To make it clearer who or what Svarog is. “SVA” is the circle of the sky above your head, These are all the stars, constellations and their radiations, this is the Sun and the Moon, These are all the radiations that give us life. The word "HORN" means Power, Authority, Triumph.

SVAROG - literally translated as, Triumph of Heaven. Everything that we have learned lately about the radiation that changes our space, all the secret knowledge that is beginning to be revealed, telling and explaining what is happening and what awaits us in the future, explains the meaning of the name of the time cycle - “Day of Svarog” . When the secret becomes clear, and what has been kept in oblivion for many millennia is revealed to us.
The knowledge about Our Gods and their names were kept in oblivion: Rod, Ra, Svarog, Lada, Horse, Veles, there is no need to list them all. But each of the listed letter combinations is nothing more than a sound mantra of natural radiation, without which our life is impossible. All these radiation energies are constantly in the visible part of the northern hemisphere of the sky. Over time, their real names were replaced by others, but they are also true, since they reflect one of the forms or faces of the ancient Slavic gods, namely the faces of animals. Subsequently, they acquired the names Zodiacal constellations. The day of its celebration falls on November 14 - Svarozhka (the day of Kuzma and Demyan). They honor both father and son – Svarozhich-Fire.

Commandments of God - Svarog
1.Read each other. Son - Mother and Father. Husband and wife live in harmony.
2. The husband must encroach on one wife, otherwise you will not know salvation.
3. Run away from Falsehood and follow the Truth, honor your Family and the Heavenly Family.
4. Read three days a week - the third, seventh and ninth. Read the Great Holidays. Therefore, it is appropriate for all people to fast on the third and seventh days. If someone works on the ninth day, then there will be no profit for him, either by lot or by talent on other days without flaw. The seventh day is given to men, animals and fish for rest, for bodily rest. Visit each other, love each other, you will be happy - sing songs to the Gods.
5. Read Lent, from the burning of Madder to the wedding of Jiva. Beware, people, at this time of Falsehood, strictly keep your belly from being eaten, your hands from being robbed, and your lips from blaspheming. (About the POST, read Appendix 2)
6.Read the eggs in honor of the egg of the Koshcheev, which our Dazhdbog broke, thereby causing the Flood.
7.Read the Holy Week - just as our Dazhdbog grieved from the crucifixion to the salvation of Swan-Jiva, so you grieve humbly. And don’t drink intoxicating drinks, don’t say a swear word!
8. Read the Kupala Days. Remember the victory of Perunov, how Perun defeated the Skipper beast and how he gave freedom to his sisters, how he cleansed them in the waters of Iria. 9. Read Perun's Day. How Perun wooed Diva on the fifth day, how Perun defeated the Sea King and cast down the violent Veles from heaven, remember Perunov’s wedding!
10.Read Mother Lada and the Heavenly Family. Patrons of the Clans of the Great Race and descendants of the Heavenly Clans.
11. After your harvest, remember the Dormition of Zlatogorka, honor the day of Volkh Zmievich, son of Indra, Yasna Falcon.
12. Honor the day of Makosha Mother, the Luminous Great Mother, the Heavenly Mother of God.
13.Read the day of Tarkh Dazhdbog - remember his marriage.
14. Honor Great England and Your Gods, who are the messengers of the One God of the One Family.
15. Honor old age and protect youth, learn the Wisdom that your Ancestors left you.
16. Live in harmony with other Clans, help when they ask you for help.
17. Do not spare your belly, to protect your Home, to protect your Family and your Holy Faith, to protect your Holy Land
18. Do not force the Holy Faith on people, and remember that the choice of Faith is a personal matter for every free person.
19. Read PASKHET, and remember the fifteen-year transition from Daariya to Russenia, as the sixteenth Summer Our Ancestors glorified the Heavenly Family for salvation from the Great Flood.
20. Live in union with Nature, do not destroy it, for it is the support of your Life and the entire living race.
21. Do not bring bloody sacrifices to Alatyr, do not anger your Gods, for it is disgusting for Them to accept innocent blood from God’s creatures.
22. Protect with a strong hand your Temples and Sanctuaries, help with all your might, you to all the Wanderers and Templars who keep that Ancient Secret, the Word of God, the Word of the Wise.
23. Do not eat food with blood, for you will be like wild animals, and many diseases will take root in you. You eat clean food that grows in your fields, in your forests and gardens, then you will gain many strengths, bright forces, and sickness, illness and torment with suffering will not overtake you.
24. Do not cut your brown or gray hair, for you will not comprehend the wisdom of God and you will lose your health.
25. Father, raise your sons and daughters, teach them to live a righteous life, instill in them hard work, respect for youth and respect for old age. Sanctify their lives with the Holy Faith and Wisdom of the Ancestors.
26. Do not boast of your strength to the weak so that they praise and fear you, but gain glory and strength in battles with the enemy.
27. Do not bear false witness against your neighbor; guard your lips from blasphemy.
28. Do good deeds for the glory of the Heavenly Family, and your great ancestors and your holy land.
29. Whatever deeds people do to you, such you will do to them, for every deed is measured by its own measure.
30.Give a tenth of your wealth to the One God, and a hundredth to the leader and his squad, so that they will protect your land.
31. Do not reject the unknown and inexplicable, but try to know the unknown and explain the inexplicable, for the Gods help those who strive to know Wisdom.
32.Do not take the life of your neighbor, for it was not you who gave it, but God; but do not spare the lives of the enemies who attack you and your lands, for they went against the will of God.
33. Do not accept offerings and rewards for the deeds that you have created with the help of the Gift from God, and for your good deeds, for the Gift of God given to you will be lost and no one will say that you are doing good.