Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
स्थावरः सर्पजातिश्च पक्षिजातिस्तथैव च । मृगसंज्ञश्चतुर्थश्च पश्वाख्यः पञ्चमः स्मृतः
sthāvaraḥ sarpajātiśca pakṣijātistathaiva ca | mṛgasaṃjñaścaturthaśca paśvākhyaḥ pañcamaḥ smṛtaḥ
প্ৰথম গোটটো স্থাৱৰ, অৰ্থাৎ অচল সত্তা; দ্বিতীয়টো সৰ্প-জাতি; তৃতীয়টো পক্ষী-জাতি। চতুৰ্থটো মৃগ-সঞ্জ্ঞা, বনৰীয়া পশু; আৰু পঞ্চমটো পশ্বাখ্য, গৃহপালিত গবাদি পশু বুলি স্মৃত।
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic register showing five early categories: immovable beings (trees/rocks), serpents, birds, wild beasts, and cattle—each arriving or present around the sacred precinct in harmonious order.
FAQs
All forms of life are counted within a sacred cosmic order, and yajña is portrayed as an event that concerns the whole creation.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), described as the setting for a grand yajña within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
No direct prescription here; the verse classifies beings as part of the broader yajña narrative.