The Purana Index v1.c5.s1.149
The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s1.149
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Agni (ii)—a lokapāla: Gold pleasing to Agni; worship of;¹ burning women and children in Tripura, he pleaded that he was not a free agent, but only carrying out orders.² The vaṃśa of Agni. The succession of fires and their descendants detailed in Ch. 51 of the Matsya Purāṇa.³ The Bhāgavata Purāṇa mentions 49 Agnis. Pāvaka, Pavamāna Vana: 220. 4 and Śuci and their 45 sons together with Svāhā. All invoked in sacrifices.⁴ Another classification of fires: *divyam*, *bhautikam* or *abyoni*, and *pārthivam*.⁵