मधुरं मृदुलं सत्यं स्वप्रमाणं सुसंस्कृतम् । हितं मितं सदृष्टांतं श्रुत्वा पक्षिसुभाषितम्
madhuraṃ mṛdulaṃ satyaṃ svapramāṇaṃ susaṃskṛtam | hitaṃ mitaṃ sadṛṣṭāṃtaṃ śrutvā pakṣisubhāṣitam
पक्ष्यांचे सुभाषित वचन—मधुर, मृदु, सत्य, स्वप्रमाण, सुसंस्कृत, हितकर, मित आणि योग्य दृष्टांतांनी युक्त—ऐकून (तो) अंतःकरणी भावविवश झाला।
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.