कलकंठः किलोत्कंठं मंजुगुंजति कुंजगः । ध्यानस्थः श्रोष्यति मुनिः पारावत्येति वार्यते
kalakaṃṭhaḥ kilotkaṃṭhaṃ maṃjuguṃjati kuṃjagaḥ | dhyānasthaḥ śroṣyati muniḥ pārāvatyeti vāryate
Le coucou, plein d’élan, fredonne doucement dans le bosquet. «Le sage est plongé en méditation : il entendra !» Ainsi retient-on la tourterelle (de lancer son appel).
Skanda (deduced; descriptive narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet Kāśī grove: a sage seated in deep meditation; a cuckoo hums softly; a she-dove gently restrains her call, as if guarding the sage’s silence.
Respect for meditation and sacred silence is dharma; the holy ambience encourages restraint and inwardness.
The scene aligns with the Avimukta/Kāśī sacred landscape surrounding a sage’s āśrama.
Implicit discipline of mauna (quiet) around a meditating sage; no formal ritual is specified.