Anila () is one of the Vasus in Hinduism, 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.Gaṅgā Rām Garg -Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World 1992 - Page 479 " Anila See Anila Vatyayana. Anila Synonym of Visnu (Mb. Anu. 149.38). Anila Synonym of Siva (Mb. Anu. 149.100). Anila The god of wind: Vayu (q.v.). Anila The 'immortal air', to which at death mortal breath returns, as the body burns to ..... Anila 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."

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