Vayu- The God of Wind

Vayu is the god of air and wind. He is also known as Vata and Pavan. Vata, similar to the word vita in Latin, or vital in English, refers to LIFE. It is not possible to live without air. Once breathing stops, life ends. Vayu, therefore, is one of the five elements necessary for life, and accepted as the Panchmahabhuta by Hindus.

Five deities known as Prana, Apana, Vyana, Udana and Samana symbolize Vayu. These control the vital breath, wind, touch, digestion and excretion. Different deities are said to control the many functions in the body.

In the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, it is said that once the gods who control the functions of the body got into an argument as to who amongst them was most important. One by one, they withdrew their support. Vision was lost, but still one lived. The limbs failed, but life continued. However, when Vayu withdrew his support, the support of all other gods failed. It was then that they realized that unless Vayu lent his support, Life was not possible. As the vital breath, Vayu is the god of life, and bound to be an object of worship.

The Fire, 'Agni' Denotes Warmth and Light

The fire, 'Agni' denotes warmth and light and thus signifies God, Who is radiant and bright, and leads us from darkness to light, untruth to truth, and death to immortality.

    In the beginning there was neither existence nor non- existence; there was no atmosphere, no sky, and no realm beyond the sky. What power was there? Where was that power? Who was that power? Was it finite or infinite?

There was neither death nor immortality. There was nothing to distinguish night from day. There was no wind or breath. God alone breathed by his own energy. Other than God there was nothing. In the beginning darkness was swathed in darkness. All was liquid and formless. God was clothed in emptiness.

    Then fire arose within God; and in the fire arose love. This was the seed of the soul. Sages have found this seed within their hearts; they have discovered that it is the bond between existence and non-existence.

Who really knows what happened? Who can describe it? How were things produced? Where was creation born? When the universe was created, the one became many. Who knows how this occurred? Did creation happen at God's command, or did it happen without his command? He looks down upon creation from the highest heaven. Only he knows the answer -or perhaps he does not know.
"Rig Veda"

Lord Agni- the Fire God

Lord Agni- the Fire god, giver of good things and a relentless opponent of darkness and evil.

Agni, the Vedic God of Fire

 Agni (fire) is one of the three supreme deities of Rig Veda, namely Agni, Vayu and Surya. These three gods preside over earth, air and sky respectively.

Agni is the Son of Angiras and the grandson of Sandili, one of the seven great sages. His wife is Svaha and through this marriage he begot three Sons- Pavaka, Pavamana and Suchi.

Lord Agni is one of the supreme Gods in Rig Veda.

 Agni is the personification of the three forms of fire, namely, the Sun, the lightning and the sacrificial fire. He is considered to be the source of Vedas, possessing and knowing all created things, the mediator between men and gods, the protector of man and their homes. 

 

Agni is invoked on Shani Puja

Lord Agni helps humans being make offerings to other gods through his light.

 Agni is invoked on every occasion as a witness to that particular action. During the crematory rites he is considered to be assuming a hideous form and is called Kravyad, ‘flesh eating’; a rakshasa or ogre, since he consumed the flesh of men.