This new residence of Agni was made known by a parrot. The gods there upon went there. Enraged with the conduct of the parrot, the God of Fire cursed the whole parrot race, saying, You shall from this day be deprived of the power of speech.
शुकेन ख्यापितो विप्र तं देवाः समुपाद्रवन्। शशाप शुकमग्निस्तु वाग्विहीनो भविष्यसि॥