Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नक्षत्रैर्भोंजनं कुर्याद्यः प्रसुप्ते जनार्दने । स धनी रूपसंपन्नः सुमतिश्च प्रजायते

Transliteration

nakṣatrairbhoṃjanaṃ kuryādyaḥ prasupte janārdane | sa dhanī rūpasaṃpannaḥ sumatiśca prajāyate

Translation

Wer seine Mahlzeiten nach den Nakṣatras ordnet, während Janārdana im heiligen Schlaf weilt, wird reich, von Schönheit erfüllt und mit guter Einsicht begabt.

Word by Word

• nakṣatraiḥ: by (auspicious) lunar mansions/constellations
• nakṣatraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (n., instr., pl.)

• bhojanam: meal/feeding
• bhojanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (n., acc., sg.)

• kuryāt: should do/should perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (opt., 3rd sg.)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (m., nom., sg.)

• prasupte: when (he) is asleep
• prasupte: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-supta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम् (m., loc., sg.)

• janārdane: in/with regard to Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārdane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (m., loc., sg.)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (m., nom., sg.)

• dhanī: wealthy
• dhanī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (m., nom., sg.)

• rūpasaṃpannaḥ: endowed with beauty
• rūpasaṃpannaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa + saṃpanna (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘सम्पन्न’ (m., nom., sg.)

• sumatiḥ: good intellect
• sumatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (f., nom., sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• prajāyate: is produced/arises
• prajāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (pres., 3rd sg.)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee marks the lunar mansion cycle, taking meals at prescribed times while Viṣṇu rests in yoganidrā; celestial nakṣatra symbols arc above, and Janārdana’s presence is felt through a shrine lamp and banner.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Nakṣatra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aligning daily life with sacred cosmic rhythms (nakṣatras) during a holy season, and doing so in devotion to Viṣṇu, is presented as a dharmic discipline producing both inner and outer well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya framework within Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Adopt a nakṣatra-regulated pattern of eating (bhojana-niyama) during the period when Janārdana is described as in sacred sleep.