Agni
deity figure · 13 works · 117 mentions · 664 anchored passages
Jātavedas · Vaiśvānara · Hotṛ · Pāvaka · Agni Vaiśvānara · Aṅgiras · the Hotṛ · Vibhāvasu · Fire · son of strength
spoken of as
1 expressionHavyavāhana“Agni”1 mention
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit)
"Before your very eyes, O Saumitri, Havyavāhana — the fire of the gods — and Vāyu who moves through the sky declared that Maithilī was without sin.
in the texts
Rigveda
Fire-god and household priest of the sacrifice, repeatedly invoked as messenger and hotar who conveys the gods to the offering.
Protect us, O Agni.
O Agni, come full of milk;
Come, O Agni, with the gods.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Fire god invoked across many hymns of the window as healer, protector, destroyer of enemies, and bestower of wealth and radiance.
Agni attends upon lead.
You, O Agni, are our wisdom;
O Agni, come to us with cattle;
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Fire god who bears and deposits the divine seed that becomes gold and, in Gaṅgā, the child Kārttikeya.
'Accomplish this divine purpose, O Hutāśana;
Then the gods again spoke to Hutāśana, the fire:
Then Gaṅgā spoke to him, the priest of all the gods:
Manusmṛti
The fire god, first recipient of the daily Vaiśvadeva oblation.
First to Agni and Soma, and then to both of them together, and to the Vishve-devas, and to Dhanvantari.
And to Kuhu, and to Anumati, and to Prajāpati, and to Heaven and Earth together, and finally to Agni Svishtakrit.
210[200M] // Having first performed the rite of propitiation to Agni, Soma, and Yama, he should afterwards satisfy the ancestors by the offering of oblations according to the rule.
Sāmaveda
The sacrificial fire personified as the chief priest, messenger between gods and men, and guardian of the household hearth; called Jātavedas, Vaiśvānara, Aṅgiras, and Pāvaka.
O Agni, be gracious;
Praises go up to Agni.
Come, O Agni, with the Maruts.
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
The fire god, invoked as a recipient of offerings and whose anuvāka is recited for purification after seeing an impure priest.
With the remainder, one should offer to Yama and then to Agni.
If they are seen, one becomes purified by reciting the *anuvāka* of Agni from the Manva.
When a *śrāddha* (श्राद्ध) is obstructed, by reciting the *Somasūkta* (सोमसूक्त) for Indra, and by the meal for Agni and others, the *śrāddha* (श्राद्ध) is indeed complete.
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
The fire deity, one of the eight gods whose essential particles were extracted to form the king; fire also recurs as a proof-instrument in court.
from Soma, Agni, the Sun, the Wind, Indra, the Lord of Wealth, the Lord of Waters, and Yama.
Having worshipped Agni and Prajāpati, she is made so, said Gautama.
Vīramitrodaya
The fire deity, named as recipient of oblations marking phases of the lunar month.
> That is proclaimed as the beginning of the month wherein Indra and Agni are offered oblations.
> That is proclaimed as the beginning of the month wherein Indra and Agni are offered oblations.
Viṣṇu Smṛti
Fire-god, here specifically praised as the one who carries oblations to the ancestors (pitṛs), and whose ritual fires (Gārhapatya, Āhavanīya) are equated with father and teacher.
To Agni, the conveyor of offerings to the ancestors, *svadhā*, salutation!
The father is the Gārhapatya fire, the mother is the Dakṣiṇāgni, and the teacher is the Āhavanīya.
And Agni is the mouth of all the gods.
Medea
One of Jason's household servants who reports, in a long eyewitness narrative, the deaths of the princess and Creon by Medea's poisoned gifts.
Medea:
Messenger:
Messenger:
Orestes
An unnamed servant loyal to Agamemnon's house who witnesses the Argive assembly and reports its verdict and debate to Electra.
Messenger:
Messenger:
Exit Messenger.
Kunjarakarna Dharmakathana
The fire god, ruler of the southeastern heavenly abode.
nearby in the southeast, the abode of Agni.
Yājñavalkya Smṛti
The king's family priest, required to be an expert astrologer of noble lineage skilled in statecraft and Atharvan lore.
He should appoint a family priest (purohita) who is an expert astrologer of noble lineage, skilled in the science of government and in the Atharvāṅgirasa lore.