Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
चिन्तयावश्च मनसि प्रतीकारं मुनेरुभौ । यो हि मानुष्यमासाद्य जलबुद्बुदभंगुरम्
cintayāvaśca manasi pratīkāraṃ munerubhau | yo hi mānuṣyamāsādya jalabudbudabhaṃguram
Tous deux, pressés par l’inquiétude, nous cherchâmes en notre esprit un remède selon l’enseignement du sage. Car la vie humaine, une fois obtenue, est fragile, brisable comme une bulle sur l’eau.
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.