AGNI - THE GOD OF FIRE

AGNI - THE GOD OF FIRE WITH SEVEN TONGUES

AGNI is the son of ANGIRAS and the grandson of SANDILA, one of the seven great sages. In the Mahabharata comes an interesting episode. AGNI is there said to have exhausted his vigor by devouring too many oblations and therefore desires to consume the whole KHANDAV forest so as to regain its strength. Indra prevents him but eventually with the help of Krishna, AGNI consumes the forest.

AGNI ASTRIDE THE RAM HIS VEHICLE (AS PER THE AGNI PURANA)

Vishnu Purana on the other hand says that AGNI is the eldest son of Brahma. His wife is SWAHA and through this marriage he has three sons, PAVAK, PAVMAN and SUCHI and through them as forty-six grandsons. Thus AGNI has Forty-nine members as his descendants. In Hari Vans AGNI is clothed in black and has smoke as his standard and carries a flaming javelin. He has four hands and rides in a chariot drawn by red horses.

AGNI himself recited the AGNI Purana to sage VASHISTA. It has portions on ritualistic and mystic methods of worship, the art of wars, the laws of Hindus and glorification of Shiva.