The auspicious voice of Kapinjala: Śaunaka Gṛtsamāda’s invocation to the divine herald
Lakshmanrao Upayadhyayula Among the seers of the Ṛgveda, the venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamāda perceived the sacred world as a living symphony in which every sound, movement, and natural phenomenon conveyed divine significance. In one profound hymn composed in the Jagatī and Atiśakvarī metres, he invokes the Kapinjala bird, also called Śakunta, as a manifestation of…
