Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
उद्भिज्जाः स्थावराः प्रोक्तास्तृणगुल्मलता दयः । अन्येऽप्येवं यथायोगमंतर्भूताः सहस्रशः
udbhijjāḥ sthāvarāḥ proktāstṛṇagulmalatā dayaḥ | anye'pyevaṃ yathāyogamaṃtarbhūtāḥ sahasraśaḥ
Ang mga isinilang sa pagsibol ay tinatawag na mga “di-nakakilos” (sthāvara): mga damo, palumpong, baging, at iba pang katulad. Sa gayon ding paraan, libu-libong iba pang anyo ay kabilang ayon sa nararapat nilang kalagayan.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred grove near a tīrtha: layered grasses, shrubs, creepers climbing trees; the sense of countless plant forms extending beyond the frame, suggesting ‘sahasraśaḥ’ multiplicity.
FAQs
Even plant life is honored as a living category; dharma extends beyond humans to the entire web of life.
The teaching sits within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, providing universal context to the sacred geography.
None in this verse.