Matsya Purana 51.2

51.2

śuciragniḥ smṛtaḥ sauraḥ sthāvarāścaiva te smṛtāḥ .
pavamānātmajo hyagnirhavyavāhaḥ sa ucyate 4 .
pāvakaḥ saharakṣastu havyavāhamukhaḥ śuciḥ .
devānāṃ havyavāho'gniḥ prathamo brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ 5 .
saharakṣaḥ surāṇāṃ tu trayāṇāṃ te trayo'gnayaḥ .
eteṣāṃ putrapautrāśca catvāriṃśattathaiva ca 6 .
pravakṣye nāmatastānvai pravibhāgena tānpṛthak .
pāvano laukiko hyagniḥ prathamo brahmaṇaśca yaḥ 7 .

Śuchi is also called Saura (Solar or Celestial Fire). These fires are known as Sthâvaras or Fixed Fires. Havyavâha is the son of Pavamâna.—4.

Pâvaki, Saharakṣa and Havyavâhamukha are sons of Pâvaka, Pavamâna and Śuchi respectively. The Havyavâhamukha Agni is sacred to the Devas, and the first-born of Brahmâ (Pavamâna) is the Fire sacred to men.—5.

Saharakṣa is the Agni sacred to the Asuras. These three Fires belong to the three classes. Their sons and grandsons number forty.—6.

They are now described and named separately. Pâvana (Pavamâna), the Fire of human beings (Laukika), is the first-begotten of Brahmâ, and Brahmanandana known also as Bharata, was the son of Pavamâna. Havyavâha is also known as Vaiśvânara Agni. He died while carrying Havya offerings to the Gods. He being dead, the son of Atharvan (Aṅgirasa) produced the Fire Puṣkarodadhi (produced by the churning the cloud), which is known as Atharva Alaukika Agni and also as Dakṣiṇa Agni, by non-rubbing.—7-9.