Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
अश्वत्थपत्रसंभोगः कार्यो बुधजनैः सदा । एकान्नभोजी राजा स्यात्सकलं भूमिमण्डले
aśvatthapatrasaṃbhogaḥ kāryo budhajanaiḥ sadā | ekānnabhojī rājā syātsakalaṃ bhūmimaṇḍale
Die Weisen sollen ihre Mahlzeit stets auf Blättern der Aśvattha (Pīpal) einnehmen. Wer nur eine Mahlzeit zu sich nimmt, wird König über den ganzen Erdkreis.
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wise ascetic-like householder sits beneath a sacred aśvattha tree, eating a single simple meal on its leaves; the earth-circle is symbolized by a mandala-like globe motif beneath, indicating ‘sakalaṃ bhūmimaṇḍale’ kingship as fruit of restraint.
FAQs
Moderation in eating and mindful simplicity are extolled as potent austerities, believed to generate strong merit and authority.
No distinct tirtha is named in this verse; it continues the Cāturmāsya observance instructions within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa setting.
Use aśvattha leaves for meals; practice ekānna-bhojana (one meal a day).