अस्त्युपायो महानत्र गन्धमादनपर्वते । मत्तश्चिरायुर्मित्रोस्ति गृध्रः प्राणसमः सुहृत्
astyupāyo mahānatra gandhamādanaparvate | mattaścirāyurmitrosti gṛdhraḥ prāṇasamaḥ suhṛt
„Hier gibt es ein großes Heilmittel—auf dem Berge Gandhamādana. Dort habe ich einen langlebigen Freund: einen Geier, einen wohlwollenden Vertrauten, mir so teuer wie das eigene Leben.“
Ulūka
Tirtha: Gandhamādana
Type: peak
Scene: Ulūka proposes a remedy: journey to Gandhamādana where a venerable vulture-friend resides, portrayed as wise and long-lived; the mountain looms as a sacred horizon.
Hope and right counsel (upāya) arise through virtuous friendships and the guidance of the wise and experienced.
Mount Gandhamādana is named as the significant sacred geography marker in the narrative.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse introduces a dharmic ‘means’ via a journey to Gandhamādana.