Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

निराहारस्य मूकस्य साहारस्य पशोस्तथा

Transliteration

nirāhārasya mūkasya sāhārasya paśostathā

Translation

—ກ່ຽວກັບຜູ້ງຽບທີ່ອົດອາຫານ ແລະທັງກ່ຽວກັບສັດທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບອາຫານ—

Word by Word

• निराहारस्य: of the fasting/without food
• निराहारस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; विशेषण (of the animal)

• मूकस्य: of the mute
• मूकस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; विशेषण

• साहारस्य: of the one with food (fed)
• साहारस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; विशेषण

• पशोः: of the animal
• पशोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Samuccaya/Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (so/likewise)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet close-up: the mute fasting person (or silent figure) and the well-fed animal beside him, both within the sacred precinct; the contrast suggests different states yet equal inclusion under the kṣetra’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Nirāhāra
• Mauna
• Paśu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative contrasts conditions like fasting and ordinary feeding to highlight that tīrtha-merit can touch varied beings and states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya account of a powerful tīrtha (not named in this fragment).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it alludes to states associated with vrata practice (nirāhāra/mauna) in the surrounding narrative.