Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
नैवाग्निर्दीप्यते तेषां जाठरश्च ततः परम् । आहारं वांछते नैव तन्न तेजोभिवर्धनम्
naivāgnirdīpyate teṣāṃ jāṭharaśca tataḥ param | āhāraṃ vāṃchate naiva tanna tejobhivardhanam
لا يشتعل فيهم النار، بل حتى نار الهضم بعد ذلك. ولا يشتهون الطعام أصلًا؛ فلهذا لا يزداد فيهم الحيوية ولا البهاء.
Atithi (inferred from continuity)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A thin, anxious man sits before untouched food; the inner fire is dim, shown as a fading ember at the navel; surrounding shadows represent worry.
FAQs
Mental torment from craving can sap even bodily vitality; serenity and moderation support tejas.
The verse is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative of Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
None directly; it uses the image of digestive fire to underscore the cost of agitation and attachment.