Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
समुदायेन भूतानां पञ्चानामुद्भिजं भुवि । जरायुजाश्च स्तन्येन विना जीवितुमक्षमाः
samudāyena bhūtānāṃ pañcānāmudbhijaṃ bhuvi | jarāyujāśca stanyena vinā jīvitumakṣamāḥ
সমস্ত পাঁচ প্রকার জীবকে একত্রে ধরলে, উদ্ভিজ্জরা পৃথিবীতে সুপ্রস্ফুটিত হয়; কিন্তু জরায়ুজেরা স্তন্য ব্যতীত জীবিত থাকতে অক্ষম।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A contemplative teaching scene in an āśrama near Prabhāsa: sages illustrate the fivefold classes of beings—sprout-born plants thriving on earth and womb-born creatures dependent on milk—set against coastal sacred geography.
FAQs
Embodied life depends on nourishment and care; gratitude toward the mother and protectors is a dharmic foundation.
The discourse occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, preparing for the local legend connected with Pippalāda.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on natural dependence and dharmic reflection.