Editing Anila

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}}{{otheruses|Anila (disambiguation)|Anil (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|One of the Vasus of Hindu mythology}}
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'''Anila''' ({{Langx|sa|अनिल|translit=Anila}}) is one of the [[Vasu]]s in [[Hinduism]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mani |first=Vettam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mvXsDwAAQBAJ&dq=Anila+Astavasu&pg=PA65 |title=Puranic Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Work with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature |date=2015-01-01 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0597-2 |pages=65 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>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."</ref>

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