'Fire-God'

 Fire-God or Agni Deva is eulogized in the Rk Veda in 64 suktas,  The first verse begins with the worship of Agni. agnimeeLay purOhitam yajnyasya dEvam Rutvijam hOtAram ratna dhAtamam! Meaning, "Oh, Agni deva, our obeisance to You; You are the Chief Priest for Us Who prays for Us and offer our havis to agni deva, we worship you, you are the One Who sits in front of the Sacrificial Fire, offer our havis to Fire-God; You are the One  Who Prays for us, and carry our prayers to Higher-ups and bring us in turn the Blessings from the Gods in heavens! 

 Everything in the Universe is pervaded by Fire, Agni. Agni or Fire is worshiped by our forefathers since very ancient times. There are some who worship Fire at home 24/7 and see that the fire is not extinguished any time! These are the 'Agnihotri'. Sun is the prime source of all heat and fire for us. The Sun is not even one amongst the giant Stars; it is supposed to be just a dwarf, at that! It is enough to sustain our small universe that contain the Planets and their satellites. The Sun provides us all that we need for our survival! The position of the Earth as a Planet in the Solar system is such that it is the only planet that creates and supports life. 

  In a way, the Fire is an inherent aspect of everything that we find here. The fire is hidden in every micron of the mineral or metallic element. The atomic energy is one of the wonders that can either create or destroy this universe! The source of this Energy is traced to Ions, particularly the Fermion and its transformed or manifest aspect of Majorana ion. There are secrets that are yet to be unraveled! Not much is known beyond the Infra-red and the Ultra-Violet, the X-Ray, the Alpha, Beta and the Gamma rays!  Research works are continuing in this field of Energy, Light, Heat, etc.

  It is interesting to find how Agni/Fire is hidden in everything starting from a sand particle, a s piece of stone or wood. Our entire body is Fire! Conscience and Consciousness are fire. Intelligence is Fire.1ntellect is fire. The Mind. thought force or thinking process itself generate fire! The physical body is sustained by the fire. The food we take is fire. Fire digests the food and the metabolism is maintained by the fire in the body. There is nothing beside this Fire/Agni!

  No wonder the Yagniks or the priestly class engaged in the worship of sacrificial fire since very early times in our country. The story of Worship of Fire is traced to the Parsis community. the Aryans, the ancient Mayans and the Mexicans, and the like! However, the Veda have well documented the beginnings of the worship of Fire beyond all doubts!

 But, what is interesting here is that of the Vedic Pundits who worshiped Sun-God and offered cooked rice and dosa as havis with prayers for good rains, good harvests, welfare of not of just the Indians, but the entire mankind world-over. The prayers always started with Om and ended with Shanti mantra (Peace Chants).