According to Hindu Traditions, fire (Agni) plays the significant part
in creating, maintaining and destroying life on the Earth. It plays an
important role in various rituals and practices to worship Hindu
deities. It is very important to have the knowledge of a correct
direction of the fire for different purposes. You have to face in the
east direction to give offerings to the Gods through fire. To give an
offering to the ancestors there is the requirement of facing south. For
cooking remember to place your gas or cooking range in the west
direction. Hindus understand the importance of Agni and thus honored the
lord of fire as Agnidev.
Historians have found the images of Agni dev as red body, two faces with big, black eyes and long, wild, black hairs. Sharp golden teeth, seven tongues, seven hands and three legs and has the vehicle as male sheep. They have found some images that depicted him riding on a chariot which is being pulled by goats or parrots.
Yet some images of Agni was found that three faced Rudraksha bead symbolizes Lord Agni. There is they believe that the wearer of Rudraksha will get rid of all sins and attain purity of thought and deed like fire that burns all impurities.
There are different accounts are given about his parents.
According to some scriptures Agnidev is the son of of Earth and Dyaus Pita. Some other scriptures mention Agnidev originated from from the lotus of Brahma. Yet there is another version that depicts Agnidev as the son of the ten mothers and ten fingers of the human being are ten sisters of Agnidev.
Agnidev is considered as the intercession between the deities and the people who accepts offerings of the people towards the Hindu deities before starting any auspicious work.
The interesting legend associated to Agnidev is as follows:
According to Hindu Mythology there was the powerful demon Tarakasur who asked for the boon that he would be slain by the son of Shiva. Once Shiva and Parvati united and gave rise to the divine energy that was produced for the birth of their son. The information about the birth of energy reached Tarakasur. He decided to obliterate the divine energy to prevent the birth of son of Shiva and Parvati. Indra asked the Agnidev to protect the energy from the harm caused by Tarakasur. Agnidev stole that energy to take care of the energy, but unfortunately Shiva and Parvati were not aware of the facts.
Agnidev failed to bear the heat produced by the divine energy and rush towards the forest to save his life. When Parvati realized about the loss of energy, she became furious cursed the deities that their wives that they would not able to conceive. She also cursed... Read More
Historians have found the images of Agni dev as red body, two faces with big, black eyes and long, wild, black hairs. Sharp golden teeth, seven tongues, seven hands and three legs and has the vehicle as male sheep. They have found some images that depicted him riding on a chariot which is being pulled by goats or parrots.
Yet some images of Agni was found that three faced Rudraksha bead symbolizes Lord Agni. There is they believe that the wearer of Rudraksha will get rid of all sins and attain purity of thought and deed like fire that burns all impurities.
There are different accounts are given about his parents.
According to some scriptures Agnidev is the son of of Earth and Dyaus Pita. Some other scriptures mention Agnidev originated from from the lotus of Brahma. Yet there is another version that depicts Agnidev as the son of the ten mothers and ten fingers of the human being are ten sisters of Agnidev.
Agnidev is considered as the intercession between the deities and the people who accepts offerings of the people towards the Hindu deities before starting any auspicious work.
The interesting legend associated to Agnidev is as follows:
According to Hindu Mythology there was the powerful demon Tarakasur who asked for the boon that he would be slain by the son of Shiva. Once Shiva and Parvati united and gave rise to the divine energy that was produced for the birth of their son. The information about the birth of energy reached Tarakasur. He decided to obliterate the divine energy to prevent the birth of son of Shiva and Parvati. Indra asked the Agnidev to protect the energy from the harm caused by Tarakasur. Agnidev stole that energy to take care of the energy, but unfortunately Shiva and Parvati were not aware of the facts.
Agnidev failed to bear the heat produced by the divine energy and rush towards the forest to save his life. When Parvati realized about the loss of energy, she became furious cursed the deities that their wives that they would not able to conceive. She also cursed... Read More
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