Shloka 16
द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः
Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct
पूज्यते हविषाग्रयेण चातुर्मास्येषु पावक: । पर्जन्यसहित: श्रीमाननिनेर्वेश्वानरस्तु सः
pūjyate haviṣāgryeṇa cāturmāsyeṣu pāvakaḥ | parjanya-sahitaḥ śrīmān aniner vaiśvānaraḥ tu saḥ ||
मार्कण्डेय उवाच—पूज्यते हविषाग्र्येण चातुर्मास्येषु पावकः । पर्जन्यसहितः श्रीमाननिनेर्वैश्वानरस्तु सः ॥
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.