One of the Vasus of Hindu mythology
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Anila (Sanskrit: अनिल, romanized:Anila) is one of the Vasus in Hinduism,[1] 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.[2]
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."
