Hawk
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
The heron, vulture, crane, hawk, bhāsa, bhallūka, peacock, swan, sārasa, cakravāka, crow, owl and others are the birds.
SB Canto 4
As far as our senses are concerned, there are many animals, both beasts and birds, who are very expert in exercising their senses more keenly than human beings. For example, vultures or hawks can go very high in the sky, but can see a small body on the ground very clearly. This means that their eyesight is so keen that they can find an eatable corpse from a great distance. Certainly their eyesight is much keener than human beings', but this does not mean that their existence is more important than that of a human being. Similarly, dogs can smell many things from a far distance. Many fish can understand by the power of sound that an enemy is coming. All these examples are described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. If one's senses cannot help him attain the highest perfection of life, realization of the Supreme, they are all useless.
SB Canto 5
Below the abodes of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas by a distance of 100 yojanas (800 miles) is the planet earth. Its upper limits extend as high as swans, hawks, eagles and similar large birds can fly.
Page Title: | Hawk |
Compiler: | Sahadeva, Rishab |
Created: | 23 of Mar, 2010 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=9, CC=0, OB=2, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 11 |