Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
नैवाग्निर्दीप्यते तेषां जाठरश्च ततः परम् । आहारं वांछते नैव तन्न तेजोभिवर्धनम्
naivāgnirdīpyate teṣāṃ jāṭharaśca tataḥ param | āhāraṃ vāṃchate naiva tanna tejobhivardhanam
Api mereka tidak menyala—bahkan api pencernaan pun demikian. Mereka tidak pun mengingini makanan; maka daya hidup dan teja mereka tidak bertambah.
Atithi (inferred from continuity)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A thin, anxious man sits before untouched food; the inner fire is dim, shown as a fading ember at the navel; surrounding shadows represent worry.
FAQs
Mental torment from craving can sap even bodily vitality; serenity and moderation support tejas.
The verse is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative of Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
None directly; it uses the image of digestive fire to underscore the cost of agitation and attachment.