Word

Dakshinagni

Sanskrit

दक्षिणाग्नि

IAST

dakṣiṇāgni

In General

Dakshina Fire or Anvaharya Fire is the southern of the three fires burning at a Yajna. It is the sacrificial fire for Pitrs or ancestors who remain in the South after their demise. Dakshinagni is the fire for the cremation of the dead.