Deity
阿耆尼
अग्निAgni
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 阿耆尼, book by book.
- 1.1.1.1
为得食物我召请你;为得精力我召请你。婆由啊,你是可饮者;你是可饮者。愿你们的神萨维特里推动你们,去成就最殊胜的事业。请充盈吧,阿耆尼所分得的神圣份额:具精力者、具乳汁者、具子嗣者、无病无害者。愿我们不致失祭;愿盗贼不辖制你们。愿鲁陀罗之箭不近你们;愿它环绕而不伤。愿在此牧主之中有坚固的安住。请守护祭主的众畜,使其繁多。
- 1.1.3.1
你们当净化,以成就神圣的事业、为诸神而祭。你是摩多利施梵之热饮(gharma);你是天,你是地;你是遍食者。以至高的住处而坚固,莫使我们在财宝中失落。你是诸财宝之净滤器,百流之净滤器,千流之净滤器。所献之滴、所献之珠:献给阿耆尼、伟大的天界,svāhā!献给天与地。她是遍风,她是遍行,她是造作万工者。你们当与之相合:守法而强盛的波浪,最甘美、悦意,为获得财富之成就。以苏摩我编结你,献给因陀罗;毗湿奴啊,守护供物。
- 1.1.4.2
我不伤害;为广阔之风。凭天神萨维特尔的推动,以阿湿毗尼双臂、以普尚双手,我将这为阿耆尼所喜悦之物撒献;以阿耆尼与苏摩:此属于诸神,此亦属于我们,愿与我们同得兴盛。为不受敌害、为得天界之光,我宣示并显扬毗湿瓦那罗之光;愿其坚固居处;愿天地与广阔的中空随之而来。阿底提耶诸神啊,我令你安坐于座处。阿耆尼啊,守护此供物。
- 1.1.1.1
Also named in
- Skanda Purana619 verses
- Shukla Yajurveda536 verses
- Agni Purana439 verses
- Samaveda190 verses
- Brahma Purana174 verses
- Padma Purana145 verses
- Brahmanda Purana141 verses
- Devi Bhagavatam139 verses
- Garuda Purana115 verses
- Narada Purana109 verses
- Matsya Purana108 verses
- Shiva Purana107 verses
- Linga Purana97 verses
- Mudgala Purana90 verses
- Vamana Purana79 verses
- Ramayana75 verses
- Kurma Purana63 verses
- Bhagavatam55 verses
- Varaha Purana55 verses
- Upanishads48 verses
- Markandeya Purana47 verses
- Samba Purana31 verses
- Vishnu Purana28 verses
- Narasimha Purana14 verses
- Manusmriti13 verses
- Siva Dharma Purana6 verses
- Bhagavad Gita2 verses
- Arthashastra2 verses
- Ramcharitmanas2 verses
- Chanakya Niti1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where 阿耆尼 matters most.
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda (Kārttikeya)
Reluctant but indispensable generative force
Origin of Agni’s Tejas and the Context of Nara’s Emergence
Origin of Vahni/Agni Tīrtha
Agni-tīrtha Māhātmya: The Glory of Agni Tirtha
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
Envoy and ritual conduit who becomes the barometer of…
Pārvatī’s Tapas, Māyā-Discernment, and Skanda’s Investiture
Śārṅgaka-stuti to Agni during the Khāṇḍava Conflagration (शार्ङ्गक-स्तुतिः · अग्नि-स्तुतिः)
Cosmic force-person
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
Cosmic office-holder whose fatigue/anger triggers a crisis of…
Agnimahatmya: The Greatness of Agni
Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī-Agni Encounter
Divine guardian of Māhiṣmatī whose prior boon creates a…
Key episodes
The Yaksha and Uma Haimavati
Kena Upanishad 3-4
Sita's Ordeal by Fire (Agni Pariksha)
Ramayana 6.118-6.121
The Birth of Kartikeya and the Slaying of Taraka
Shiva Purana 2.4.1-2.4.12
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