Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
मुनेरपि तृतीयोऽयं मित्रं चार्थोयमुद्यतः । इंद्रद्युम्नपरिज्ञाने स्वयं जीवति नान्यथा
munerapi tṛtīyo'yaṃ mitraṃ cārthoyamudyataḥ | iṃdradyumnaparijñāne svayaṃ jīvati nānyathā
“ഇവൻ മുനിയുടെയും മൂന്നാമത്തെ മിത്രം; ഇതാണ് ഞങ്ങളുടെ നിശ്ചിത ലക്ഷ്യം. ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുമ്നനെ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നതിലാണവൻ ജീവിക്കുന്നത്; അല്ലാതെ അല്ല।”
Ulūka (deduced from continuous dialogue context)
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (frame implied)
Scene: Ulūka explains the triad of friendship and the single urgent purpose: without recognizing Indradyumna, their companion cannot go on living; faces show anxiety and resolve.
FAQs
Life is sustained by truth and right recognition; dharmic inquiry seeks clarity rather than confusion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; the verse frames a moral-quest condition tied to knowing the truth.