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=== Havyavahana ॥ हव्यवाहनः ===
=== Havyavahana ॥ हव्यवाहनः ===
Agni is the personification of the sacrificial fire. He is associated with Vedic sacrifice, taking offerings of men to the other world in his fire. He is the priest of the gods, and the god of the priests. Through ''yajna'' he carries the oblations to the gods, to ensure the continuance of conditions favorable to mankind. No god is approachable without the medium of Agni, and no divinity is without the presence of Agni.
Agni is the very personification of the sacrificial fire. He is associated with Vedic sacrifice, taking offerings of men to the other world in his fire. He is the priest of the gods, and the god of the priests. Through ''yajna'' he carries the oblations to the gods, to ensure the continuance of conditions favorable to mankind. No devata is approachable without the medium of Agni, and no divinity is without the presence of Agni.
=== '''Vedas''': '''अग्निर्होता - Agni as Hota''' ===
=== '''Vedas''': '''अग्निर्होता - Agni as Hota''' ===
Mundakopanishad, explains how a person progresses through the different ashrams in life and the rules and consequences of not tending to the Agnihotra by a grihasta (Mund. Upan. 1.2.2 to 1.2.4).
Mundakopanishad, explains how a person progresses through the different ashrams in life and the rules and consequences of not tending to the Agnihotra by a grihasta (Mund. Upan. 1.2.2 to 1.2.4).
Puranas :
Puranas :
Agni has a purana ascribed to him, named as Agni Purana (one of the ten main Puranas), and is said to have been related to Brahmarshi Vasishta by Agni himself. Agni purana is an ancient text compared to many later puranas. In there, Agni gives the essence of Brahmavidya apart from the details of the ten avataras or incarnations of Vishnu. This purana is a sacred text containing the exposition on religious rituals such as conducting vratas or sacred vows, pilgrimages and consequences of attaining hell when these dharmas are not adhered to. A detailed history of the different Manu's in each Manvantara or Era of Manu, the different varnasrama dharmas and raja dharmas, astrology and various aspects about construction of temples have been expounded.
=== Jataveda and Kravyād ===
=== Jataveda and Kravyād ===