Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
पितरो मुनयो देवा भूतानि मनुजास्तथा । क्रिमिकीटपतंगाश्च वयांसि पितरोऽसुराः
pitaro munayo devā bhūtāni manujāstathā | krimikīṭapataṃgāśca vayāṃsi pitaro'surāḥ
Les Ancêtres, les sages, les dieux, tous les êtres et les humains—vers, insectes et créatures ailées, oiseaux, et même les assemblées des Pitṛs et les asuras—tous sont portés par cet ordre sacré.
Skanda (deduced from Purāṇic dialogue style within Brāhma Khaṇḍa sections)
Scene: A panoramic cosmic tableau: devas, ṛṣis, pitṛs, humans, birds, insects, and asuras arranged in concentric tiers around a central emblem of dharma (a radiant cow or yajña-fire), indicating shared dependence.
FAQs
All classes of beings are interconnected and sustained through dharma; one should not live selfishly but uphold the sustaining order of life.
The verse is framed within Dharmāraṇya’s teaching context; it emphasizes dharma’s sustaining power more than naming a single tirtha in this line.
Implicitly, the maintenance of dharmic support—classically through yajña, dāna, and hospitality—by which devas and pitṛs are sustained.