Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
चीरिकाविरुतैर्दीर्घै रुदंत इव चापरे । हस्तिहस्तहता वृक्षा मन्यन्ते यस्य सानुषु
cīrikāvirutairdīrghai rudaṃta iva cāpare | hastihastahatā vṛkṣā manyante yasya sānuṣu
Und andere, wenn sie die langen Rufe der Cīrikā-Vögel hören, meinen, die Bäume an seinen Hängen—von den «Händen» (Rüsseln) der Elefanten niedergeschlagen—würden gleichsam weinen.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: peak
Scene: On a slope, elephants have pushed or struck trees; cīrikā birds cry in long notes; observers interpret the scene as trees ‘weeping’. The air feels plaintive yet sacred.
FAQs
The purāṇic gaze reads spiritual meaning in the natural world, turning forest sounds into contemplative symbolism.
Vindhya’s slopes are portrayed as vivid and alive—filled with birds, elephants, and evocative natural scenes.
None; it is descriptive māhātmya, preparing the listener for the sacred episode to follow.