Shloka 16
द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः
Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct
पूज्यते हविषाग्रयेण चातुर्मास्येषु पावक: । पर्जन्यसहित: श्रीमाननिनेर्वेश्वानरस्तु सः,चातुर्मास्य यज्ञोंमें प्रधान हविष्यद्वारा पर्जन्यसहित जिनकी पूजा की जाती है, वे कान्तिमान् वैश्वानर नामक अग्नि (मनुके प्रथम पुत्र) हैं
pūjyate haviṣāgryeṇa cāturmāsyeṣu pāvakaḥ | parjanya-sahitaḥ śrīmān aniner vaiśvānaraḥ tu saḥ ||
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Dalam upacara bermusim Cāturmāsya, Api suci (Pāvaka) dipuja dengan havis yang paling utama. Yang bersinar itu, dipuja bersama Parjanya (kuasa pembawa hujan), ialah Vaiśvānara—Agni yang mulia, putera Anini.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ritual worship to dharmic balance: Fire (Agni) is honored with the best oblation in seasonal rites, and his worship is paired with Parjanya, highlighting the interdependence of human offerings and nature’s life-giving rain within ṛta/dharma.
Mārkaṇḍeya identifies a specific revered form of Agni—Vaiśvānara—describing how he is worshipped in the Cāturmāsya sacrifices with principal offerings, together with Parjanya, and notes his lineage as connected to Anini.