मधुरं मृदुलं सत्यं स्वप्रमाणं सुसंस्कृतम् । हितं मितं सदृष्टांतं श्रुत्वा पक्षिसुभाषितम्
madhuraṃ mṛdulaṃ satyaṃ svapramāṇaṃ susaṃskṛtam | hitaṃ mitaṃ sadṛṣṭāṃtaṃ śrutvā pakṣisubhāṣitam
鳥たちの善き言葉を聞いて――甘く、やわらかく、真実で、自らを証し、よく磨かれ;益となり、節度があり、適切な譬えに支えられて――(彼は心を動かされた)。
Narrator voice within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue frame (deductively Skanda narrating to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative figure listens as birds speak in refined, truthful, gentle sentences; the setting hints at Kāśī’s sacred atmosphere—ghāṭ silhouettes, temple spires, and a calm sky.
Dharmic instruction should be truthful, gentle, beneficial, concise, and supported by clear examples.
No tīrtha is named; the verse describes the exemplary nature of speech within the Kāśī narrative.
None; it sets an ethical standard for speech (vāṇī) rather than a ritual act.