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अङ्गिरस् m. m.
N. of a ऋषि, author of the hymns of [RV. ix] , of a code of laws, and of a treatise on astronomy (he is said by some to have been born from ब्रह्मा's mouth, and to have been the husband of स्मृति, of श्रद्धा, of two daughters of मैत्रेय, of several daughters of दक्ष, &c.; he is considered as one of the seven ऋषिs of the first मन्वन्तर, as a प्रजापति, as a teacher of the ब्रह्मविद्या, which he had learnt from सत्यवाह, a descendant of भरद्वाज, &c. Among his sons, the chief is अग्नि, others are संवर्त, उतथ्य, and बृहस्पति; among his daughters are mentioned सिनीवाली, कुहू, राका, अनुमति, and अकूपारा; but the ऋचs or Vedic hymns, the manes of हविष्मत्, and mankind itself are styled his offspring. In astronomy he is the planet Jupiter, and a star in Ursa Major)
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In the family of Marīci, son of Brahmā, another King of the name of Aṅgiras is seen. Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order: Brahmā, Marīci, Kaśyapa, Vaivasvata Manu, Uttānapāda, Dhruva, Śiṣṭi, Ripu, Cākṣuṣa Manu, Ūru, Aṅgiras. About this Aṅgiras, no other information is available in the Purāṇas.[Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṁśa 1, Chapter 13] ;[Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 18] .
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N. of अग्नि, [MBh.]
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असस् () descendants of अङ्गिरस् or of अग्नि (mostly personifications of luminous objects)
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