Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तथाच कोकिलाकीर्णं मनःकान्तं सुशोभितम् । जीवंजीवकसंघैश्च नानापक्षिसमायुतम्

Transliteration

tathāca kokilākīrṇaṃ manaḥkāntaṃ suśobhitam | jīvaṃjīvakasaṃghaiśca nānāpakṣisamāyutam

Translation

ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಆ ವನವು ಕೋಗಿಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿ—ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಆನಂದಕರವಾಗಿ ಸುಶೋಭಿತವಾಗಿತ್ತು; ಜೀವಂಜೀವಕ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಗುಂಪುಗಳೂ ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳೂ ಸೇರಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय — adverb

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• कोकिला-आकीर्णम्: filled with cuckoos
• कोकिला-आकीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोकिला (प्रातिपदिक) + आकीर्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: कोकिलाभिः आकीर्णम्); भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• मनः-कान्तम्: pleasing to the mind
• मनः-कान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मनसः कान्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• सु-शोभितम्: well-adorned/beautifully decorated
• सु-शोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) → शोभित (कृदन्त) + सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; सु- उपपद (intensifier)

• जीवंजीवक-संघैः: with flocks of jīvaṃjīvaka birds
• जीवंजीवक-संघैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवंजीवक (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: जीवंजीवकानां संघैः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• नाना-पक्षि-समायुतम्: accompanied by various birds
• नाना-पक्षि-समायुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + पक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (नानापक्षिभिः समायुतम् — तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra vipina (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant forest canopy alive with cuckoos and many birds; flocks of jīvaṃjīvaka birds cluster on branches; the scene feels musically animated, with sunlight filtering through leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Kokila
• Jīvaṃjīvaka
• Pakṣi (birds)
• Sacred forest/āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place gladdens the mind; its very sounds and creatures become signs of sattva and spiritual auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vindhya sacred forest/āśrama landscape in Revākhaṇḍa, presented as a mind-enchanting tīrtha-region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse continues the celebratory portrayal of the sacred locale’s beauty and sanctity.