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agni

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What does agni mean?

noun

  1. plural of AGN

proper noun

  1. A Hindu and Vedic deity of fire.

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They who are brilliant, of awful shape, Powerful, and devourers of foes; with the Maruts come hither, O Agni!
Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. WagnerThe Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #1650
He who, knowing this, sacrifices according to this rite, is born from the womb of Agni and the offerings, participates in the nature of the Rik, Yajus, and Saman, the Veda (sacred knowledge), the Brahma (sacred element) and immortality, and is absorbed into the deity.
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558