Anila

Anila
Anila
Devanagari	अनिल
Sanskrit transliteration	anila
Affiliation	Vasus

Anila (Sanskrit: अनिल, romanized: Anila) is one of the Vasus in Hinduism,^[1] the gods of the elements of the cosmos. He is often associated with the wind god Vayu, regarded to be a form of the deity when numbered among the Vasus.^[2]

References

^ Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 65. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.
^ Gaṅgā Rām Garg -Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World 1992 - Page 479 " Anila [1] See Anila Vatyayana. Anila [2] Synonym of Visnu (Mb. Anu. 149.38). Anila [3] Synonym of Siva (Mb. Anu. 149.100). Anila [4] The god of wind: Vayu (q.v.). Anila [5] The 'immortal air', to which at death mortal breath returns, as the body burns to ..... Anila [7] Fifth of the Asta (8) Vasus. His father was Dharma and mother Svasa. Anila's wife was Siva, by whom he had two sons: Manojava and Avijnanagati ... 1.15.110-15). He attended Skanda's investiture. See Vasu."

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[1] Mani, Vettam (1 January 2015). Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 65. ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.

[2] Gaṅgā Rām Garg -Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World 1992 - Page 479 " Anila [1] See Anila Vatyayana. Anila [2] Synonym of Visnu (Mb. Anu. 149.38). Anila [3] Synonym of Siva (Mb. Anu. 149.100). Anila [4] The god of wind: Vayu (q.v.). Anila [5] The 'immortal air', to which at death mortal breath returns, as the body burns to ..... Anila [7] Fifth of the Asta (8) Vasus. His father was Dharma and mother Svasa. Anila's wife was Siva, by whom he had two sons: Manojava and Avijnanagati ... 1.15.110-15). He attended Skanda's investiture. See Vasu."

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