Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
क्वचित्कारंडवरवैः क्वचित्सारसकूजितैः । क्वचिच्च कोकनिनदैः क्वचिद्भ्रमरगीतिभिः
kvacitkāraṃḍavaravaiḥ kvacitsārasakūjitaiḥ | kvacicca kokaninadaiḥ kvacidbhramaragītibhiḥ
あるところではカーランダヴァ鳥の鳴き声がこだまし、あるところではサーラサ（鶴）のくぐもる声が響き、また別のところではコーキラ（杜鵑）の呼び声がし、さらに別のところでは羽音高い蜂の歌が満ちていた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a soundscape (nāda) description of a sacred grove/waterside, a common Purāṇic marker of tīrtha-sannidhi (holy presence).
Significance: Frames nature’s sounds as a kind of spontaneous stotra—suggesting that all beings participate in worship when the Lord’s field of grace is near.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse sanctifies the setting by portraying nature as inherently devotional—every sound becomes a subtle accompaniment to remembrance of Pati (Shiva), encouraging a sattvic mind suitable for bhakti and contemplation.
By describing an auspicious, harmonious environment, it implies the ideal outer and inner atmosphere for Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, stotra, and japa performed in a purified space where the senses naturally settle.
A practical takeaway is silent japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") in a calm, natural setting, letting ambient sounds support one-pointedness rather than distraction.