Shloka 63
Adhyaya 2 — The Wise Birds
इति मुनिवरचोदितास्ततस्ते मुनितनयाः परिगृह्य पक्षिणस्तान् ।
तरुविटपसमाश्रितालिसङ्घं ययुरथ तापसरम्यमाश्रमं स्वम् ॥
iti munivaracoditās tatās te munitanayāḥ parigṛhya pakṣiṇas tān |
taruviṭapasamāśritālisaṅghaṃ yayur atha tāpasaramyam āśramaṃ svam ||
So vom besten der Weisen unterwiesen, nahmen jene Söhne der Weisen die Vögel an sich. Dann gingen sie zu ihrer eigenen Einsiedelei, lieblich für Asketen, wo Schwärme von Bienen in den Ästen der Bäume Zuflucht gefunden hatten.
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes disciplined responsiveness to worthy instruction (munivaracodita) and the ordered movement toward an āśrama—symbolically, the return to a setting conducive to dharma, study, and contemplation. The calm natural imagery (bees in tree-branches) reinforces the ideal of harmonious, non-violent coexistence around ascetic life.
This verse is primarily part of the purāṇic frame narrative and setting (ākhyāna-prastāva), rather than a direct instance of the pañcalakṣaṇa topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It functions as narrative linkage that prepares for later teachings.
Birds carried/received by the sages’ sons can be read as ‘living carriers of dharma-teaching’ being brought into the āśrama, i.e., wisdom entering the disciplined field of practice. The bee-swarms settled in branches suggest concentrated attention (like bees gathering essence) and the natural ‘humming’ of scriptural recitation and tapas within a thriving hermitage ecosystem.