Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
पक्षिणो मधुरारावाश्चकोरशिखिचातकाः । कोकिला धार्तराष्ट्राश्च भ्रमराः श्वेतपत्रकाः
pakṣiṇo madhurārāvāścakoraśikhicātakāḥ | kokilā dhārtarāṣṭrāśca bhramarāḥ śvetapatrakāḥ
तेथे मधुर कूजन करणारे पक्षी होते—चकोर, शिखी (मोर) व चातक; कोकिळाही होत्या, तसेच धार्तराष्ट्र पक्षी, भ्रमर आणि श्वेतपत्रक (पांढऱ्या पंखांचे) पक्षीही होते।
Narrator (descriptive māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata
Type: kshetra
Scene: A flowering forest on Arbuda alive with cakora birds, peacocks, cātakas, cuckoos, dhārtarāṣṭra birds, bees, and white-feathered birds; the scene emphasizes movement—fluttering wings, peacock display, bees hovering over blossoms.
FAQs
In a sanctified place, even sound (birdsong) becomes a sign of harmony, purity, and dharmic delight.
Mount Arbuda and its auspicious natural soundscape.
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