Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
एवं भूतमयं देहं पंचभूतसमुद्भवैः । अन्नैर्यथा वृद्धिमेति तदहं वर्णयामि ते
evaṃ bhūtamayaṃ dehaṃ paṃcabhūtasamudbhavaiḥ | annairyathā vṛddhimeti tadahaṃ varṇayāmi te
So wächst dieser aus den Elementen bestehende Leib durch Speisen, die aus den fünf großen Elementen hervorgehen. Ich will dir darlegen, wie dieses Wachstum geschieht.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: Instructor explains how elemental food becomes bodily growth; visual metaphor of five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) transforming into nourishment entering the body.
FAQs
The body’s dependence on elemental food underscores impermanence and encourages spiritual priority over bodily identity.
No location is praised; the passage is instructional rather than tīrtha-centered.
No explicit ritual; it introduces an explanation of nourishment and growth.