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 ||
Ainsi instruits par le meilleur des sages, ces fils de sages prirent alors ces oiseaux. Puis ils se rendirent à leur propre ermitage, agréable aux ascètes, où des essaims d’abeilles avaient trouvé refuge dans les branches des arbres.
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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.