Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
यथापरं परंनाम प्रोक्तं परमभोजनम् । परमः प्रोच्यते चात्मा तस्य तद्भोजनं भवेत्
yathāparaṃ paraṃnāma proktaṃ paramabhojanam | paramaḥ procyate cātmā tasya tadbhojanaṃ bhavet
എങ്ങനെ ‘പരം’ എന്നത് ‘പരമം’ എന്നു നാമകരണം ചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്നുവോ, അതുപോലെ ‘പരമഭോജനം’ എന്നും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു. ആത്മാവ് ‘പരമൻ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; അതിനാൽ ആ പരമഭോജനം അവനുടേതാകുന്നു।
Kamaṭha
Scene: A symbolic ascent: below, ordinary food and senses; above, a radiant Ātman-flame receiving ‘supreme food’ as sound-scripture streams entering the heart-lotus.
FAQs
True fulfillment is not only bodily; the highest nourishment is that which feeds the Self—wisdom and dharma that lead toward liberation.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is an inward, philosophical elevation of the theme.
No external ritual is prescribed; it defines ‘supreme food’ as that which pertains to the Ātman.