Agni
Agni
Agni is a name used for more than one devatā, ṛshi and thing in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Agni: the deva of fire, who carries the oblations to the devas in yajña, witnesses sacred rites and vows, and guards the southeast as a lokapāla. Skanda Purāṇa; Śiva Purāṇa; Vāmana Purāṇa; Agni Purāṇa; Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa; Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva; Mahābhārata, Aśvamedhika Parva; Mahābhārata, Mausala Parva; Mahābhārata, Mahā Prasthānika Parva
People
- Agni (Ṛshi of the Tāmasa Manvantara): one of the saptarshis in the age of Tāmasa Manu, the fourth Manu; he is not Agni the deva of fire. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 5
Named in passing
- Agni, the element: fire as one of the five bhūtas, which loses its rūpa into air in the prākṛta pralaya, told on Tejas. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 233