Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

न शयीत क्वचिन्नग्नः पाणौ भुंजीत नैव च । आर्द्रपादकरास्योऽश्नन्दीर्घकालं न जीवति

Transliteration

na śayīta kvacinnagnaḥ pāṇau bhuṃjīta naiva ca | ārdrapādakarāsyo'śnandīrghakālaṃ na jīvati

Translation

Huwag matulog saanman nang hubad, at huwag kumain na ang pagkain ay nasa palad lamang (na walang wastong sisidlan at kaayusan). Ang kumakain na basa ang paa, basa ang kamay, at basa ang bibig ay hindi nagtatagal ang buhay.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• शयीत: should lie down/sleep
• शयीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्वचित्: anywhere
• क्वचित्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: anywhere/somewhere)

• नग्नः: naked
• नग्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the implied person)

• पाणौ: in/on the hand
• पाणौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भुञ्जीत: should eat
• भुञ्जीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (particle: indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• आर्द्रपादकरास्यः: one whose feet, hands, and mouth are wet
• आर्द्रपादकरास्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र-पाद-कर-आस्य (प्रातिपदिक; आर्द्र + पाद + कर + आस्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य पादौ करौ आस्यम् आर्द्राणि’

• अश्नन्: eating
• अश्नन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दीर्घकालम्: for a long time
• दीर्घकालम्: Kriya-visheshana (Extent/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ-काल (प्रातिपदिक; दीर्घ + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; काल-परिमाणवाचक (duration as accusative of extent)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• जीवति: lives
• जीवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in a dharmaśālā dries feet and hands before sitting to eat from a proper plate; another vignette shows improper eating with wet limbs as a cautionary contrast; night scene shows modest sleeping attire.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Modesty and cleanliness in daily acts like eating and sleeping sustain health and dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised; the verse gives general rules suitable for life in sacred spaces and at home.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hygienic prescriptions for meals (clean, dry body; proper manner of eating) and modest conduct in sleeping.