Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53
मनुष्यपशुकीटादिमृगपश्वन्तरिक्षगाः । येऽन्तरिक्षे तथा भूमौ दिवि ये च जलाश्रयाः
manuṣyapaśukīṭādimṛgapaśvantarikṣagāḥ | ye'ntarikṣe tathā bhūmau divi ye ca jalāśrayāḥ
Les humains, les bêtes, les insectes et autres créatures; les animaux et les êtres qui se meuvent dans l’espace intermédiaire—ceux qui demeurent dans le ciel, comme sur la terre, ceux qui sont au firmament et ceux qui prennent refuge dans les eaux.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revākhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
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.
FAQs
The Purāṇic vision includes all life-forms across realms, preparing the teaching that the Divine pervades and governs them all.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader Revā Khaṇḍa sacred-geography setting.
None; it is descriptive enumeration.