अग्निः · जातवेदाः
Agni Deva
Invoked in the very first word of the Rigveda ('Agnim īḷe purohitam'), Agni is the immortal sacred fire dwelling in every household hearth, the divine priest (Purohita), and the messenger between earth and heaven.
Agni is the central presence of the Vedic sanctuary. Over 200 hymns of the Rigveda—including the opening hymn of nearly every Mandala—are dedicated to Him. As Jātavedas ('He who knows all generations'), Agni is both the outer ritual flame on the altar and the inner flame of awareness, aspiration, and willpower (Kratu) burning within the human heart.
In the Vedic worldview, Agni bridges the mortal and immortal worlds: offerings placed into the sacred fire are carried by Him to all the Devatās, and He brings the luminous gods down to sit upon the sacred grass of the household.
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