कलकंठः किलोत्कंठं मंजुगुंजति कुंजगः । ध्यानस्थः श्रोष्यति मुनिः पारावत्येति वार्यते
kalakaṃṭhaḥ kilotkaṃṭhaṃ maṃjuguṃjati kuṃjagaḥ | dhyānasthaḥ śroṣyati muniḥ pārāvatyeti vāryate
Burung kukila, diliputi kerinduan, mendendangkan dengung manis di rimbun belukar. “Sang muni sedang tenggelam dalam dhyāna—ia akan mendengar!” demikianlah merpati betina ditahan dari memanggil.
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.