Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
प्रियपुत्रैश्चातकैश्च शुकैरन्यैर्विहंगमैः । श्रोत्ररम्यं सुमधुरं कूज द्भिश्चाप्यधिष्ठितैः
priyaputraiścātakaiśca śukairanyairvihaṃgamaiḥ | śrotraramyaṃ sumadhuraṃ kūja dbhiścāpyadhiṣṭhitaiḥ
وہاں پریہ پُتر، چاتک، طوطے اور دوسرے پرندے آباد تھے؛ ان کی نہایت شیریں چہچہاہٹ، جو کانوں کو بھلی لگتی، اس مقام کو اور زیادہ دلکش بنا دیتی تھی۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close, intimate grove scene: parrots and cātakas among branches, small birds clustered; their open-beaked singing forms a visible ‘sound’ rhythm; a pilgrim stands still, eyes half-closed, absorbing the sweetness.
FAQs
Sacred places are portrayed as naturally conducive to serenity and devotion, where even sound becomes auspicious.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa).
None; it is a māhātmya description of the tīrtha’s pleasing atmosphere.