In nine hymns, Indra is described as asura. He is said to possess asurya 5 times, and once he is said to possess asuratva. Agni has total of 12 asura descriptions, Varuna has 10, Mitra has 8, and Rudra has 6.[9] Book 1 of the Rig Veda describes Savitr (Vedic solar deity) as an asura who is a "kind leader".[10]