Ṭiṭṭibha
Ṭiṭṭibha
Grammar: masculine noun; the name of a bird.
Meaning: a water bird with many-coloured wings.
In the scriptures: when Brahmā tells the munis of the wedding of Devī Pārvatī and Bhagavān Śiva, he describes how the six ṛtus came in bodily form to the house of Himavān. With Vasanta (spring) the trees stood in flower and fruit, and from the lakes, with water birds of many-coloured wings such as the ṭiṭṭibha, the kalaviṅka and the balāka, and with padma, utpala and fish, cool fragrant breezes shook the branches; with the flowers they dropped, the grounds around the wedding maṇḍapa shone with the signs of all the seasons meeting together (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 36).
Related terms: Vasanta · Ṛtu · Kalaviṅka · Balāka
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 36