Vedic Mythology c5.s3.t2.34

c5.s3.t2.34

The continuity of Agni’s presence in the house would naturally connect him more closely than any other god with the past. Hence the ancestral friendship of Agni with his worshipper (1, 71¹⁰) is probably more typical of him than of any other deity. He is the god whom the forefathers kindled, to whom they prayed. Thus mention is made of an Agni of Bharata (2, 7¹; 7, 8⁴ &c.), of Vadhryaśva (10, 69¹), of Devavāta (3, 23³), of Divodāsa (8, 92²), and of Trasadasyu (8, 19³²) ³⁸. The names of ancestors sometimes identified with Agni are in part those of families to which composers of the RV. belonged. Some of these, like Vasiṣṭha, seem to have had a historical origin, while others, like Aṅgiras (§ 54) and Bhṛgu (§ 51), are probably mythical (*cp.* § 58).