Energy in the Vedas

The Vedas describe energy by the name of agni. The same agni when located in various spaces is named variously as Indra, Vāyu, Jātavedas, Vaiśvānara, Puriṣya, Śuchi, Pavamāna, Pāvaka, Aśva, Gau, Ajā, Avi etc. Some 200 Sūktas have been devoted to Agni (energy) in the Ṛgveda. Agni is noted to devour his parents (matter) soon after its birth. This points nothing else but conversion of matter into energy. The present paper tries to discover the concept and various forms of energy known to the V...