When you see human development two inventions are the foremost and the biggest! The second most important is the wheel while the most important is the Fire!
There is no society or development without fire! In any form!
Fire played a critical role in human evolution by providing warmth, protection from predators, and a way to cook food, which made it easier to digest and more energy-rich!
This technological advancement enabled humans to expand their geographic range into colder climates, develop more complex social structures, and even influenced physiological changes that supported brain growth!
Starting from the cooking of food to Protection! Then it gave something every living being wants! Not only kindness but warmth! It also made socializing possible by extending daylight!
It also gave rise to advanced tool making and construction! Humans used fire to harden tools and manage landscapes by burning, transforming environments over time.
Which is maybe why one of the oldest texts, the rig Veda actually is an ode to Fire or Agni deva! The Rigveda is a compilation of 1,028 hymns devoted to numerous gods, with fire (Agni) being a key deity.
The Rigveda’s very first hymn is dedicated to Agni, establishing his importance. His significance is both literal and symbolic. As the god of the sacrificial fire, Agni is the intermediary between humans and the gods. Offerings and prayers given into the sacred fire are carried by Agni to the deities. So Agni is the divine messenger!
Agni has its presence in three realms! Agni is conceptualized as existing on Earth as fire, in the atmosphere as lightning, and in the sky as the sun!
This presence across all three realms establishes him as a link between the human and divine!
Beyond the physical fire, Agni symbolizes spiritual knowledge, purity, and the transformative power of divine will. This “inner fire” is associated with human consciousness and the soul!
The constant presence of fire in the home, in ceremonies, and in cremations makes Agni an eternal witness to human actions and vows, particularly in rituals like weddings!
Then we light the lamp and use fire in Deepawali! So many reasons like Coming of Bhagwan Ram or Killing of Narakasura by Bhagwan Krishna or worship of Goddess Laxmi!
There is also a reason where we light up the sky with crackers to guide our ancestors who have visited us during the Paksha!
Finally it is the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance!
Wishing for the fire of knowledge to be lit in your heart and life!
A very happy Deepawali!
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