Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

निराहारस्य मूकस्य साहारस्य पशोस्तथा

Transliteration

nirāhārasya mūkasya sāhārasya paśostathā

Translation

—tentang si bisu yang berpuasa, dan demikian juga tentang haiwan yang telah diberi makan—

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.