[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1665 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1665 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1665 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1665](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1665) 3) Agni (fire). It generates heat. It is of two kinds, Nitya and Anitya. Nitya is in the form of paramāṇu and Anitya, in the form of Kārya. There are four kinds of Agnis : Fire of the earth, fire of the sky, fire of the stomach (digestive power) and the fire commonly used. - [Previous: c8.1664](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1664) - [Next: c8.1666](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1666) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1665](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1665) · Pramāṇa