Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

मृगपक्षिषु काकेषु पशूनां स्वरयोनिषु । पुत्रं तेषु समस्तेषु वल्लभं ब्रुवते बुधाः

Transliteration

mṛgapakṣiṣu kākeṣu paśūnāṃ svarayoniṣu | putraṃ teṣu samasteṣu vallabhaṃ bruvate budhāḥ

Translation

മൃഗങ്ങളിലും പക്ഷികളിലും കാക്കകളിലും, എല്ലാ തരത്തിലുള്ള ജീവജാതികളിലും—ബുദ്ധിമാന്മാർ പറയുന്നു: എല്ലാവർക്കും സന്താനമാണ് ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയം.

Word by Word

• मृग-पक्षिषु: among beasts and birds
• मृग-पक्षिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (मृगाश्च पक्षिणश्च)

• काकेषु: among crows
• काकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• पशूनाम्: of animals
• पशूनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• स्वर-योनिषु: in sources of sound/voice
• स्वर-योनिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘स्वरस्य योनिः’ इति

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेषु: among them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• समस्तेषु: in all (of them)
• समस्तेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; सम् + √अस्/√स्था?; रूढ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (all/entire)

• वल्लभम्: beloved
• वल्लभम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रिय)

• ब्रुवते: say / call
• ब्रुवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• बुधाः: the wise
• बुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator within Revā-khaṇḍa (deductive; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha sphere (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like scene: deer with fawn, birds with chicks, a crow feeding its young, cattle with calf—each pair framed as tender and protective; a sage observes, teaching disciples.

Characters & Entities

• Mṛga
• Pakṣi
• Kāka
• Paśu
• Putra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Love for offspring is universal; recognizing this can cultivate compassion and humility, aligning personal life with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned; the verse supports a broader dharmic teaching within the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an observation about universal affection.