Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
कृमिपक्षिपतंगा ये पशवः पक्षिणो मृगाः । तेऽपि तत्र मृता यांति शिवलोकमसंशयम्
kṛmipakṣipataṃgā ye paśavaḥ pakṣiṇo mṛgāḥ | te'pi tatra mṛtā yāṃti śivalokamasaṃśayam
ដង្កូវ បក្សី សត្វល្អិត គោសត្វ បក្សីផ្ទះ និងសត្វព្រៃ—បើស្លាប់នៅទីនោះ ពួកវាក៏ទៅដល់លោករបស់ព្រះសិវៈ ដោយមិនសង្ស័យឡើយ។
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred waterbody/kshetra suffused with Śiva’s presence; diverse creatures—worms, insects, birds, cattle, wild animals—are shown within the sanctified boundary, with subtle ascent of their prāṇa toward a luminous Śivaloka above.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is portrayed as universally compassionate—its grace extends beyond humans to all living beings.
The chapter’s Śaiva tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, said to lead even non-human beings to Śivaloka.
None; the verse emphasizes the inherent salvific potency of the place.