Agni (Sanskrit: अग्नि [ˈɐgni], meaning 'Fire'), also called Agni Deva (Sanskrit: अग्नि देव, 'Fire Deity'), is the Hindu god of fire. [4][5][6] As the guardian deity of the southeast direction, he is typically found in southeast corners of Hindu temples. [7] In the classical cosmology of Hinduism, fire (Agni) is one of the five inert impermanent elements ...
Agni, fire-god of Hinduism, second only to Indra in the Vedic mythology of ancient India. He is equally the fire of the sun, of lightning, and of both the domestic and the sacrificial hearth. As the divine personification of the fire of sacrifice, he is the mouth of the gods, the carrier of the
Agni is the Hindu god of fire. He is regarded as the friend and protector of humanity, in particular, he safeguards the home. Various forms of fire are associated with Agni and include the sun, lightning...
Agni is the god of fire in Hinduism. As a matter of fact his name literally translates into the word “fire” in Sanskrit. Born to the creator god Brahma, Agni is revered as the deva (god) who accepts worshipers’ sacrifices. He is also the god of divine knowledge and wisdom, making him a very important deva among Hindus. In terms of importance, Agni often comes in second, after Indra, king ...
Agni (Sanskrit: अग्नि Agni) is the Rig Vedic deity of fire and the conveyor of sacrifices to the gods. He is also a god of divine knowledge, who leads man to the gods. He was one of the most important of the Vedic gods. Agni has three forms: 'fire', 'lightning' and 'the Sun'. Agni is the drying agent which neither wets nor moistens anything. The word Agni is derived from three verbs ...