Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
क्वचित्कारंडवरवैः क्वचित्सारसकूजितैः । क्वचिच्च कोकनिनदैः क्वचिद्भ्रमरगीतिभिः
kvacitkāraṃḍavaravaiḥ kvacitsārasakūjitaiḥ | kvacicca kokaninadaiḥ kvacidbhramaragītibhiḥ
في مواضعَ كان يدوّي بصيحات طيور الكاراندافا، وفي مواضعَ أخرى بهديل طيور السارَسَة (الرافعات)، وفي مواضعَ بنداءات طيور الكوكِلا، وفي مواضعَ بأغاني النحل الطنّان.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a soundscape (nāda) description of a sacred grove/waterside, a common Purāṇic marker of tīrtha-sannidhi (holy presence).
Significance: Frames nature’s sounds as a kind of spontaneous stotra—suggesting that all beings participate in worship when the Lord’s field of grace is near.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse sanctifies the setting by portraying nature as inherently devotional—every sound becomes a subtle accompaniment to remembrance of Pati (Shiva), encouraging a sattvic mind suitable for bhakti and contemplation.
By describing an auspicious, harmonious environment, it implies the ideal outer and inner atmosphere for Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, stotra, and japa performed in a purified space where the senses naturally settle.
A practical takeaway is silent japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") in a calm, natural setting, letting ambient sounds support one-pointedness rather than distraction.