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Agni/Vāc
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवं ऋत्विजं |
होतारं रत्नधातमम् ||
I venerate Agni, the priest [purohita] who is the light {devam] and invoker [ṛtvij] of the sacrifice, the one who chants [hotṛ] and bestows treasure. (ṚV. 1.1.1)
Agni is the embryo of the waters.
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अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवं ऋत्विजं |
होतारं रत्नधातमम् ||
I venerate Agni, the priest [purohita] who is the light {devam] and invoker [ṛtvij] of the sacrifice, the one who chants [hotṛ] and bestows treasure. (ṚV. 1.1.1)
Agni is the embryo of the waters.
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Agni and Vāc are two manifestations of the same deeper reality. Vāc and Agni both hide in trees (wood) and waters.
Three functions of Agni are: witness (Jātavedas), protector of the house, and the slayer of foes. Why do we need to invoke Agni? Because it is normally hidden.
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Three functions of Agni are: witness (Jātavedas), protector of the house, and the slayer of foes. Why do we need to invoke Agni? Because it is normally hidden.
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The fish, the horse, and the parrot (suśloka or śuka) in the Vedas find the hidden Agni.
The frog, the elephant, and the parrot do the same in other places.
Each of these covers two realms.
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The frog, the elephant, and the parrot do the same in other places.
Each of these covers two realms.
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