Shloka 18
Skanda–Svāhā-saṃvāda; Gaṇa-vyutpatti and Śvetaparvata-vaibhava
Chapter 220
ब्रह्मचारी यतात्मा च सततं विपुलव्रत: । ब्राह्मणा: पूजयन्त्येनं पाकयज्ञेषु पावकम्,ये विश्वभुक् अग्नि ब्रह्मचारी, जितात्मा तथा सदा प्रचुर व्रतोंका पालन करनेवाले हैं। ब्राह्मणलोग पाकयज्ञोंमें इन्हींकी पूजा करते हैं
brahmacārī yatātmā ca satataṁ vipulavrataḥ | brāhmaṇāḥ pūjayanty enaṁ pākayajñeṣu pāvakam ||
Ese Agni, Viśvabhuk, es brahmacārī, dueño de sí mismo y siempre constante en abundantes votos. Por ello los brāhmaṇas lo veneran como el Fuego sagrado en los pākayajñas, los sacrificios domésticos.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links inner discipline (brahmacarya, self-restraint, steadfast vows) with ritual sanctity: Agni is revered not merely as a physical fire but as a moral-spiritual purifier, honored because of his disciplined, vow-bound nature and his role in receiving offerings for the welfare of all.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing Agni’s qualities and why Brāhmaṇas worship him in household sacrificial rites (pākayajñas), portraying Agni as the purifier and universal consumer of offerings.