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
หนอน นก แมลง สัตว์เลี้ยง สัตว์ปีก และสัตว์ป่า—หากตาย ณ ที่นั้น ก็ย่อมไปถึงโลกพระศิวะโดยไม่ต้องสงสัย
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.