Terms (+) • Persons (+) • Periodicals (+) • Sources
H A S

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Agni
(Sk.)
The God of Fire in the Veda; the oldest and the most revered of Gods in India. He is one of the three great deities: Agni, Vâyu and Sûrya, and also all the three, as he is the triple aspect of fire; in heaven as the Sun; in the atmosphere or air (Vâyu), as Lightning; on. earth, as ordinary Fire. Agni belonged to the earlier Vedic Trimûrti before Vishnu was given a place of honour and before Brahmâ and Siva were invented. (TG).


DATA

To show: ; sortable: Agni
Lifetime:
Shortly: The God of Fire in the Veda; the oldest and the most revered of Gods in India. He is one of the thre...