Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तथाच कोकिलाकीर्णं मनःकान्तं सुशोभितम् । जीवंजीवकसंघैश्च नानापक्षिसमायुतम्

Transliteration

tathāca kokilākīrṇaṃ manaḥkāntaṃ suśobhitam | jīvaṃjīvakasaṃghaiśca nānāpakṣisamāyutam

Translation

وہ جگہ کوئلوں سے بھری ہوئی تھی—دل کو بھانے والی اور نہایت آراستہ؛ جیون جیونک پرندوں کے غولوں سے گھری ہوئی، اور طرح طرح کے پر دار جانداروں کے ساتھ آمیختہ تھی۔

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.