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This one, Kohel (Kokil), is the female. Her feathers are spotted. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||
Another chatrik, similar to the partridge in Europe and North America. The chatrik in sriRaag is a symbol of the soul bride. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਬਿਲਲਾਦੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥ anadhin sadhaa firai bilalaadhee bin pir needh n paavaniaa ||4|| She wanders around continually, crying out, night and day. Without her Husband Lord, she cannot get any sleep. ||4||
The Sheldrake or in Gurbani, the chakvi duck ਰੇ ਮਨ ਐਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਜੈਸੀ ਚਕਵੀ ਸੂਰ ॥ rae man aisee har sio preeth kar jaisee chakavee soor || O mind, love the Lord, as the chakvee duck loves the sun. In Gurbani, the chakvi duck is connected to a Hindu legend. Hindu legend says that the male and female cry all night for one another, and only become content when they meet again in the morning. This was the result of a sorcerer's curse on a princess and her forbidden lover. At night the male and female sleep apart on opposite banks of the river or pond. When the sun rises they are united. ਕਬੀਰ ਚਕਈ ਜਉ ਨਿਸਿ ਬੀਛੁਰੈ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਰਭਾਤਿ ॥ kabeer chakee jo nis beeshhurai aae milai parabhaath || Kabeer, the chakvi duck is separated from her love through the night, but in the morning, she meets him again. ਅਨਿਕ ਸੂਖ ਚਕਵੀ ਨਹੀ ਚਾਹਤ ਅਨਦ ਪੂਰਨ ਪੇਖਿ ਦੇਂਹ ॥ anik sookh chakavee nehee chaahath anadh pooran paekh dhaeneh || The chakvi duck does not desire many comforts, but it is filled with bliss upon seeing the dawn
And another cuckoo, one more chatrik. ਕੋਕਿਲ ਅੰਬ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਚਵੈ ਸੁਹਾਵੀਆ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਕੀਜੀਐ ॥ kokil anb pareeth chavai suhaaveeaa man har rang keejeeai || The cuckoo is in love with the mango tree, and sings so sweetly. O my mind, love the Lord in this way.
This one, Kohel (Kokil), is the female. Her feathers are spotted. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||
Another Kohel (Kokil) ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਜਲੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਰਿੰਗ ਕਉ ਹੋਇ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ਵਾਸਾ ॥੪॥੩॥ kirapaa jal dhaehi naanak saaring ko hoe jaa thae thaerai naae vaasaa ||4||3|| Bestow the Water of Your Mercy upon Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, so that he may come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||3||
This is Kohel, also called Kokil. The male is darker than the female. She spends her nights separated from her mate, and all night they cry to one another across the river banks. G ਕੋਕਿਲ ਹੋਵਾ ਅੰਬਿ ਬਸਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ kokil hovaa anb basaa sehaj sabadh beechaar || If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a mango tree, I would still contemplate the Word of the Shabad.
The mango tree must look very large, even endless, to the songbird. It is cool, and it shelters her from the rain. In Gurbani the mango tree is a symbol for the Lord, who is our Shelter and our Support. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||
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This one, Kohel (Kokil), is the female. Her feathers are spotted. ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥ jio kokil ko anb baalehaa thio maerai man raameeaa ||2|| and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||

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