[agni-aiṅ-ṅīṣ] 1 The wife of Agni and Goddess of Fire, Svāhā. She is said to be a daughter of Dakṣa; she longed to be the wife of Agni, and Skanda was pleased to give her a place with Agni at every sacrificial act (havyaṃ kavyaṃ ca yatkiṃcid dvi- jānāmatha saṃskṛtaṃ. hoṣyaṃtyagnau sadā devi svāhetyu- ktvā samuddhṛtaṃ.. adya prabhṛti dāsyaṃti suvṛttāḥ satpa- the sthitāḥ. evamagnistvayā sārdhaṃ sadā vatsyati śobhane)....