Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83
यथायथा सा कुरुते कन्दमूलफलाशनम् । तनुत्वं याति कायेन तथा चैव दिनेदिने
yathāyathā sā kurute kandamūlaphalāśanam | tanutvaṃ yāti kāyena tathā caiva dinedine
ولمّا كانت لا تتناول إلا الدرنات والجذور والثمار طعامًا، كان جسدها يزداد نحولًا يومًا بعد يوم.
Male narrator within the episode (first-person account)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Day by day, the daughter eats only bulbs, roots, and fruits; her body grows thinner—an austere, poignant image of gradual emaciation in the hermitage.
FAQs
Austerity is portrayed as real, embodied restraint, not merely an idea—its effects appear in daily life.
The episode continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra glorification framework of Adhyāya 185.
A dietary austerity (kandamūla-phala-āśana) is mentioned as part of ascetic practice.