कलकंठः किलोत्कंठं मंजुगुंजति कुंजगः । ध्यानस्थः श्रोष्यति मुनिः पारावत्येति वार्यते
kalakaṃṭhaḥ kilotkaṃṭhaṃ maṃjuguṃjati kuṃjagaḥ | dhyānasthaḥ śroṣyati muniḥ pārāvatyeti vāryate
Chim cu cu, vì nỗi khắc khoải, ngân nga tiếng ngọt trong lùm cây. “Bậc Muni đang an trụ thiền định—ngài sẽ nghe!” nên chim bồ câu mái bị ngăn không cho cất tiếng gọi.
Skanda (deduced; descriptive narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A quiet Kāśī grove: a sage seated in deep meditation; a cuckoo hums softly; a she-dove gently restrains her call, as if guarding the sage’s silence.
Respect for meditation and sacred silence is dharma; the holy ambience encourages restraint and inwardness.
The scene aligns with the Avimukta/Kāśī sacred landscape surrounding a sage’s āśrama.
Implicit discipline of mauna (quiet) around a meditating sage; no formal ritual is specified.