Vedic Mythology c8.s3.6

c8.s3.6

Agni, being the dispeller of darkness as well as the officiator at the sacrifice, is naturally the god who is oftenest opposed to them and who is frequently invoked to burn, ward off or destroy them (10, 87 ³·⁶, &c.)⁷. In this capacity he (as well as some other deities) receives the epithet of *rakṣohan*, ‘Rakṣas-slayer’.