Shloka 5
Skanda–Svāhā-saṃvāda; Gaṇa-vyutpatti and Śvetaparvata-vaibhava
Chapter 220
प्रथमेनाज्यभागेन पूज्यते योडग्निरध्वरे । अग्निस्तस्य भरद्वाज: प्रथम: पुत्र उच्यते,यज्ञमें प्रथभ आज्यभागके द्वारा जिस अग्निकी पूजा की जाती है, वही शंयुका ज्येष्ठ पुत्र “भरद्वाज” नामक अग्नि बताया जाता है
prathamenājyabhāgena pūjyate yo 'gnir adhvare | agnis tasya bharadvājaḥ prathamaḥ putra ucyate ||
మార్కండేయుడు పలికెను—యజ్ఞంలో మొదటి ఆజ్యభాగంతో ఏ అగ్నిని పూజిస్తారో, అతనికి ‘భరద్వాజ’ అనే అగ్ని మొదటి కుమారుడని చెప్పబడుతుంది.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes ritual precedence and sacred order: Agni is honored first in sacrifice with the initial ghee-offering, and this primacy is mirrored in a mythic genealogy by naming Bharadvāja as Agni’s ‘first-born’—linking correct worship (vidhi) with cosmic hierarchy.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing a tradition about sacrificial practice and the lineage/names associated with Agni. He identifies the Agni who receives the first ājya-offering in an adhvara and states that Bharadvāja is regarded as that Agni’s first son.