Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

मनुष्यपशुकीटादिमृगपश्वन्तरिक्षगाः । येऽन्तरिक्षे तथा भूमौ दिवि ये च जलाश्रयाः

Transliteration

manuṣyapaśukīṭādimṛgapaśvantarikṣagāḥ | ye'ntarikṣe tathā bhūmau divi ye ca jalāśrayāḥ

Translation

Menschen, Tiere, Insekten und andere Geschöpfe; die Tiere und Wesen, die sich im Zwischenraum bewegen—die im Himmel wohnen, ebenso auf der Erde, die in den Höhen sind und die, welche in den Wassern Zuflucht nehmen.

Word by Word

• मनुष्यपशुकीटादिमृगपश्वन्तरिक्षगाः: humans, animals, insects etc., beasts and creatures moving in the sky
• मनुष्यपशुकीटादिमृगपश्वन्तरिक्षगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य + पशु + कीट + आदि + मृग + पशु + अन्तरिक्षग (प्रातिपदिक; ग = गम् (धातु) क्त/णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त ‘-ग’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; (बहुपद-द्वन्द्वः; अन्ते ‘अन्तरिक्षगाः’ इति विशेषणात्मक-अवयवः)

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; (सम्बन्धबोधक-यः-तद्)

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the sky/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमबोधक (also/likewise)

• भूमौ: on the earth
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचनम्

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचनम्

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

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

• जलाश्रयाः: those dwelling in water
• जलाश्रयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revākhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping ‘three-world’ tableau: humans and animals on earth, birds and aerial beings in mid-air, luminous heavenly figures above, and fish/serpents in waters—each subtly marked by the same divine presence, suggesting universal inclusion.

Characters & Entities

• Manuṣyas
• Paśus
• Kīṭas
• Mṛgas
• Antarikṣa (mid-space)
• Dyaus/Div (heaven)
• Jala (waters)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic vision includes all life-forms across realms, preparing the teaching that the Divine pervades and governs them all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader Revā Khaṇḍa sacred-geography setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive enumeration.