Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
मुदिता यत्र संतृप्ता वाशंते कोकिलादयः । सद्गुरोर्ज्ञानसंपन्ना यथा शिष्यगणा भुवि
muditā yatra saṃtṛptā vāśaṃte kokilādayaḥ | sadgurorjñānasaṃpannā yathā śiṣyagaṇā bhuvi
जहाँ प्रसन्न और तृप्त होकर कोयल आदि पक्षी मधुर स्वर में गाते हैं—वैसे ही सच्चे गुरु से ज्ञानसम्पन्न शिष्यों के समूह पृथ्वी पर आनंदित रहते हैं।
Nārada
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Cuckoos and other birds perched on flowering branches, singing in a satisfied chorus; the grove feels like an open-air gurukula where knowledge ripens into sweetness.
FAQs
True knowledge brings inner contentment; the holy place is portrayed as naturally resonant with that fulfilled, ‘guru-graced’ harmony.
Raivata Giri is glorified through its auspicious atmosphere where even birds appear joyful and satisfied.
None explicitly; it indirectly extols seeking a satguru and the uplifting effect of sacred environments.