Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
उलूक उवाच । मयि जीवति मित्रे मे भवान्मरणमेति च । अद्यप्रभृति कस्तर्हि हृदा मम लभिष्यति
ulūka uvāca | mayi jīvati mitre me bhavānmaraṇameti ca | adyaprabhṛti kastarhi hṛdā mama labhiṣyati
Ulūka dit : «Alors que moi—ton ami—je vis encore, toi tu vas au-devant de la mort ! Dès aujourd’hui, qui donc mon cœur trouvera-t-il comme véritable compagnon ?»
Ulūka
Scene: A sorrowful bird-friend (Ulūka) laments to a companion about impending death; the setting is a forest hermitage edge, with the king’s fate implied in the background.
FAQs
Human (and creaturely) bonds are sacred; dharma is lived through loyalty, care, and the refusal to abandon a friend.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse is an emotional appeal grounded in friendship-dharma.