Cakravāka birds
animal · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
cakravāka birds
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
A pair of birds proverbial for devoted companionship, invoked as a simile for the united bride and groom.
O Indra, unite this couple here like a pair of cakravāka birds.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Ruddy-shelduck birds used as a seasonal image of paired devotion in the monsoon description.
"The Cakravāka birds, eager to reach their beloved Mānasa lake, set out now together with their mates;