Āgneyī

Āgneyī

Āgneyī is a name used for more than one woman, devī and city in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Āgneyī (wife of Puru): the wife of Puru, one of the ten sons of Cākshusha Manu, and the mother of six sons: Aṅga, Sumanas, Khyāti, Kratu, Aṅgiras and Gaya. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2
• Āgneyī (wife of Havirdhāna): the wife of Havirdhāna, the grandson of King Pṛthu, and the mother of six sons, the first of them Prācīnabarhi. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 2

Devatās

• Āgneyī (Āśā Devī): the second of the ten Āśā Devīs, the devīs of the directions, worshipped in the Āśā Daśamī vrata. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 64

Places

• Āgneyī (City on Meru): one of the cities of the devas (deva-nagaras) that stand above the six varsha-parvatas. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 126