Skanda Purana 7.2.89_275

7.2.89_275

ṛtoḥ svabhāvācca madodbhavācca phullāsu śākhāsu nilīnapakṣāḥ .
śrotrābhirāmaṃ tridaśāṅganānāṃ puṃskokilāścāvikalaṃ131 vineduḥ . .1 14..

By the nature of the season and by the rising of intoxication, / male cuckoos, their wings folded among the blossoming branches, / sang clearly, delighting the ears of the celestial maidens.