Deity

Agni

अग्नि

Also called Agni Dev

verses
8,474
books
34
chapters
2,679

What the texts say

In the Rigveda, Agni is chosen as the divine messenger and priest, the knower of all and the bearer of oblations. Rig Veda 1.12.1, 1.12.2 The first hymn of that Veda turns to Agni, set in front as leader of the sacrifice. Rig Veda 1.1.1 The Atharvaveda calls on Agni to be born as the Seven Seers churn him. Atharvaveda 11.1.1 In the Mahabharata, the Fire-god Agni, pleased with the warrior Arjuna at the burning of the Khandava forest, grants him the Gandiva bow and a chariot with a monkey banner. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.61.47 In the Ramayana, Agni, called Pavaka there, stands as witness for the world and tells Rama, the epic's hero, that Sita is without sin. Ramayana 6.121.5

Where to read

Every verse that names Agni, book by book.

  1. Rig Veda

    2,482 verses · 398 chapters

    All 2,482 verses in the Rig Veda
    • 1.1.1

      Main Agni ko pukarta hoon. Woh bhagwan ka irada hai jo hamare aage chalata hai. Yagya mein woh sabse bada karta-dharta hai. Sahi time par kaam karta hai, sach ka saath deta hai. Woh devtaon ko bulata hai. Hamare andar acchi cheezein basata…

    • 1.4.1

      Hum Agni ko bulate hain ki woh humare saath rahe aur humara kaam kare. Woh bilkul sahi hai, koi toota-phuta nahi. Jaise ek gaay bahut doodh deti hai, waise hi woh roshni deta hai. Roz-roz hum uski puja karte hain.

    • 1.12.1

      Hum Agni ko apna doot bana lete hain. Woh bhagwan ka paigambar hai aur sab kuch jaanta hai. Yeh yagya mein woh hamare liye sahi kaam kare.

  2. Atharvaveda

    950 verses · 251 chapters

    All 950 verses in the Atharvaveda
    • 1.6.2

      Soma ne paani mein mujhse kaha ki saari dawaaiyan paani ke andar hain. Agni bhi paani mein hai jo sabko theek karta hai. Paani mein sab kuch hai jo humein chahiye.

    • 1.7.1

      Agni, bura logon ko door karne wale ko le aa. Agni, us shaks ke paas jaise woh tujhe puja karta hai. Tu bhagwan hai, jab log tujhe puja karte hain tab tu dushman ko maarta hai.

    • 1.8.2

      Yeh aadmi gaate-gaate yahan aa gaya hai. Isko pakad lo, ispe control kar lo. Brihaspati, isko apne vash mein kar lo. Agni aur Soma, isko maar daalo, isko khatam kar do.

  3. Krishna Yajurveda

    854 verses · 374 chapters

    All 854 verses in the Krishna Yajurveda
    • 1.1.1.1

      Yeh mantra yagya shuru karte waqt bola jaata hai. Main tumhe khane ke liye leta hoon, main tumhe taqat ke liye leta hoon. Vayu dev, tum woh ho jo sabse milne aate ho, tum woh ho jo kisi ko takleef nahi dete. Savita dev tumhe shuru karein…

    • 1.1.3.1

      Khud ko saaf rakho bhagwan ke kaam ke liye, puja ke liye. Tum Matarishvan ka garam doodh ho, aasman ho, dharti ho, sabko sambhalne wala ho. Sabse unchi jagah se pakka ho ja, humein fail mat karna. Tum Vasu bhagwan ke strainer ho, sau…

    • 1.1.4.2

      Main kisi ko takleef nahi dena chahta. Hawa ke bhagwan ke liye yeh bhog lagata hoon. Savita bhagwan ki permission se, Ashwini Kumar aur Pushan bhagwan ke haath se yeh khana agni ke liye daalta hoon. Agni aur Som ke saath yeh bhagwan ke…

  4. Mahabharata

    658 verses · 221 chapters

    All 658 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 818 verses

    • 13.84.44

      Bhargav, Rasatal mein jo paani hai, woh agni se mil gaya hai. Ab woh pahadiyon ke springs se garmi nikalta hai. Agni ki chamak ne use itna garam kar diya ki woh jalta rehta hai.

    • 14.9.8

      Indra ne kaha, Aa Jatavedas, tum jao. Main tumhe bhej raha hoon. Marutta ke paas jaake Brihaspati ko pahuncha do. Brihaspati hi tumhara yagya karega. Woh tumhe amrit bhi dega.

    • 1.223.6

      Vaishampayan ne kaha. Jab uske bhaiyon ne usse aisa kaha, to Jaritari ne haath jod ke Agni ki prashansa ki. Raja sahab, suno woh kaise kiya.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Agni matters most.

  1. Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda (Kārttikeya)

    Mahabharata 13.84 · 54 verses

    Reluctant but indispensable generative force

  2. Origin of Agni’s Tejas and the Context of Nara’s Emergence

    Skanda Purana 5.1.4 · 47 verses

  3. Origin of Vahni/Agni Tīrtha

    Skanda Purana 6.1.90 · 45 verses

  4. Agni-tīrtha Māhātmya: The Glory of Agni Tirtha

    Skanda Purana 7.3.30 · 34 verses

  5. Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)

    Mahabharata 14.9 · 28 verses

    Envoy and ritual conduit who becomes the barometer of…

  6. Pārvatī’s Tapas, Māyā-Discernment, and Skanda’s Investiture

    Skanda Purana 1.2.29 · 25 verses

  7. Śārṅgaka-stuti to Agni during the Khāṇḍava Conflagration (शार्ङ्गक-स्तुतिः · अग्नि-स्तुतिः)

    Mahabharata 1.223 · 20 verses

    Cosmic force-person

  8. Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)

    Mahabharata 3.207 · 17 verses

    Cosmic office-holder whose fatigue/anger triggers a crisis of…

  9. Agnimahatmya: The Greatness of Agni

    Mudgala Purana 2.40 · 17 verses

  10. Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī-Agni Encounter

    Mahabharata 2.28 · 16 verses

    Divine guardian of Māhiṣmatī whose prior boon creates a…

Key episodes

  1. The Yaksha and Uma Haimavati

    Kena Upanishad 3-4

  2. Sita's Ordeal by Fire (Agni Pariksha)

    Ramayana 6.118-6.121

  3. The Birth of Kartikeya and the Slaying of Taraka

    Shiva Purana 2.4.1-2.4.12

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