Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 156

Devanagari script

अन्तर्जानुश्च तच्चित्तो भुञ्जीतान्नमकुत्सयन् । नोपघातं विना दोषान्न तस्योदाहरेद्बुधः

Transliteration

antarjānuśca taccitto bhuñjītānnamakutsayan | nopaghātaṃ vinā doṣānna tasyodāharedbudhaḥ

Translation

Na nakatiklop ang mga tuhod at nakatuon ang isip, kumain siya nang hindi hinahamak ang pagkain. Ang marunong ay huwag magbanggit ng kapintasan nito, maliban kung may tunay na pinsala.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्जानुः: with knees drawn in (sitting with knees inward)
• अन्तर्जानुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् + जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अन्तः-जानु = ‘जङ्घयोर्मध्ये जानु यस्य/जानु-पर्यन्तम्’), विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• तत्-चित्तः: with mind fixed on that
• तत्-चित्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (तत् एव चित्तं यस्य)

• भुञ्जीत: should eat
• भुञ्जीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अकुत्सयन्: not disparaging (without contempt)
• अकुत्सयन्: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुत्सय् (धातु) + अ (नञ्-प्रत्यय/निषेध)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निन्दां न कुर्वन्’ (negated by अ-)

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

• उपघातम्: harm, injury
• उपघातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition/adverb) ‘without’; सामान्यतः तृतीया/द्वितीया-संबन्धः

• दोषान्: faults
• दोषान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

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

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उदाहरेत्: should mention/bring up
• उदाहरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बुधः: a wise person
• बुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seated vratin with knees drawn in, calm gaze lowered to a leaf-plate of food; attendants offer simple fare; the atmosphere is quiet, emphasizing gratitude and non-judgment.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cultivate gratitude and restraint: eat with composure and do not fault-find, except to prevent genuine harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named; the verse teaches general dharmic etiquette for a Śaiva practitioner.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain a disciplined seated posture and focused mind while eating; avoid criticizing food unless it is harmful.