मधुरं मृदुलं सत्यं स्वप्रमाणं सुसंस्कृतम् । हितं मितं सदृष्टांतं श्रुत्वा पक्षिसुभाषितम्
madhuraṃ mṛdulaṃ satyaṃ svapramāṇaṃ susaṃskṛtam | hitaṃ mitaṃ sadṛṣṭāṃtaṃ śrutvā pakṣisubhāṣitam
ପକ୍ଷୀମାନଙ୍କ ସୁଭାଷିତ ବାକ୍ୟ—ମଧୁର, ମୃଦୁ, ସତ୍ୟ, ସ୍ୱପ୍ରମାଣ, ସୁସଂସ୍କୃତ; ହିତକର, ମିତ ଏବଂ ଯଥାଯଥ ଦୃଷ୍ଟାନ୍ତସହିତ ସମର୍ଥିତ—ଶୁଣି (ସେ) ଅନ୍ତରେ ଗଭୀରଭାବେ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ହେଲା।
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.