Varaha Purana 138.63: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 63
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
नदीनां चैव निर्घोषो मयूराणां च निःस्वनः॥ कुटजार्ज्जुनगन्धाश्च कदम्बार्ज्जुनपादपाः
nadīnāṃ caiva nirghoṣo mayūrāṇāṃ ca niḥsvanaḥ || kuṭajā'rjuna-gandhāś ca kadambā'rjuna-pādapāḥ
నదుల గంభీర గర్జన వినిపించెను, మయూరుల కేకలు కూడా; కుటజము మరియు అర్జున వృక్షాల సువాసన చుట్టూరా వ్యాపించెను, అక్కడ కదంబము మరియు అర్జున వృక్షములు నిలిచియుండెను.
Varāha (default frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"aesthetic-dharma (ṛtu/vanaspati as signs of sattva)","core_concept":"Outer ecology mirrors inner order: harmonious sound (rivers, birds) and fragrance indicate a sattvic, life-sustaining realm.","practical_application":"Cultivate and protect water-bodies and native trees; use attentive listening/smell as contemplative anchors (prakṛti-smṛti) for steadiness of mind."}
Subject Matter: ["Ecology","Botany","Soundscape"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: vana-nadī-pradeśa (woodland with rivers)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 138 (kṣetra/ṛtu/vanaspati-varṇana sequence)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"evocative, nature-immersive","suggested_raga":"Megh (or Madhyamavati for serene description)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"resonant with gentle emphasis on onomatopoeic compounds (nirghoṣa, niḥsvana)."}
FAQs
It preserves a catalog-like eco-lexicon (flora and fauna) typical of Purāṇic descriptive passages, useful for historical ecology and Sanskrit botanical terminology.
No explicit location is named; the verse offers a representative riverine-forest environment.
No direct ethical rule is stated; the passage frames human life within an interdependent natural world, supporting later Purāṇic themes of stewardship and harmony.
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