Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
मांसाद उवाच । प्रेतयोनिरियं राजन्नवमी देवसंज्ञिता । गुणत्रयसमायुक्ता शेषैर्दोषैः समंततः
māṃsāda uvāca | pretayoniriyaṃ rājannavamī devasaṃjñitā | guṇatrayasamāyuktā śeṣairdoṣaiḥ samaṃtataḥ
मांसाद म्हणाला— ‘हे राजन्! ही प्रेतयोनी “नवमी” म्हणून ओळखली जाते आणि “देव” अशीही संज्ञा आहे. ती त्रिगुणयुक्त आहे; पण इतर दोषांनी सर्व बाजूंनी वेढलेली आहे.’
Māṃsāda
Scene: Māṃsāda explains to the king: the preta-yoni is termed ‘Ninth’ and even ‘divine’, endowed with the three guṇas but ringed by defects—shown as a figure with a faint aura yet shadowy encirclement.
FAQs
A state may carry certain ‘advantages’ (guṇas), yet still be fundamentally painful due to pervasive defects—spiritual evaluation must be holistic.
Not specified in the verse; the focus is on describing the preta condition within a tīrtha-related chapter.
None; it introduces a doctrinal explanation (guṇas and doṣas) rather than prescribing a rite.
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