Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
चिन्तयावश्च मनसि प्रतीकारं मुनेरुभौ । यो हि मानुष्यमासाद्य जलबुद्बुदभंगुरम्
cintayāvaśca manasi pratīkāraṃ munerubhau | yo hi mānuṣyamāsādya jalabudbudabhaṃguram
Both of us, compelled by worry, pondered in our minds a remedy as taught by the sage. For human life, once attained, is fragile—breakable like a bubble upon water.
Narrator (deduced, continuing the dialogue episode)
Scene: Two companions pause in contemplation, gazing at rippling water where bubbles form and burst—visual metaphor for fleeting life; their faces show resolve forming out of worry.
FAQs
Because human life is fleeting like a water-bubble, one should quickly adopt the sage’s remedy—dharma, tīrtha, and right conduct.
No site is named in this verse, though it continues the broader saṅgama-centered narrative.
None explicitly; it emphasizes seeking a muni’s guidance and acting promptly due to life’s impermanence.