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It, however, should be noted that the fire-origin of svastika will militate against its root meaning. Because however useful fire may be, its main function is to burn or destroy whatever comes in contact with it. Thus it would be an emblem of destruction like cross with which Christ was crucified or murdered. But etymologically svastika must mean ‘the good settlement’ or an auspicious emblem as its later use will clearly show.