Agni
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- proper noun
- Literature
- The ancient texts describe Agni as a powerful force that brings light and warmth to the world.
- Agni and Prithvi
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Devotees perform rituals to honor Agni, seeking blessings for health and prosperity.
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Her fiction has appeared in The Atlantic, The Hudson Review, and The Agni Review.
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He teaches in the Bennington Graduate Writing Seminars and at Boston University, where he edits Agni.
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Her short stories and essays have appeared in journals and anthologies including AGNI, Time Out New York, Post Road, the Barcelona Review, the Iowa Review, Prairie Schooner, Puerto del Sol, The Smart Set, Gulf Coast, and the Best American Travel Writing.
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In Hinduism, Agni is revered as the god of fire and a key deity in the Vedic tradition.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Agni comes from the Sanskrit word agni, which means 'fire' and was the Vedic god who carried messages between humans and the other gods. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word ignite, from the same old root for 'fire', so Agni is both the fire itself and the fire god used in rituals.