Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 190
यद्येवं तु महाभाग मर्तुकामोऽसि सांप्रतम् । तदागच्छ मया सार्धं गन्धमादनपर्वतम्
yadyevaṃ tu mahābhāga martukāmo'si sāṃpratam | tadāgaccha mayā sārdhaṃ gandhamādanaparvatam
ഹേ മഹാഭാഗ! അങ്ങനെയെങ്കിൽ, അങ്ങ് ഇപ്പോൾ മരിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, എന്നോടൊപ്പം ഗന്ധമാദന പർവ്വതത്തിലേക്ക് വരൂ.
Ulūka (owl)
Tirtha: Gandhamādana
Type: peak
Listener: null
Scene: Ulūka invites the king onto a mountain path; the trail winds upward through forests into snow peaks; the owl leads from a branch ahead, the king follows with a small retinue, carrying minimal gear—symbol of renunciation-in-motion.
FAQs
Even in crisis, one should move toward sacred geography and saintly company rather than toward self-destruction.
Mount Gandhamādana is explicitly named as the sacred destination.
No explicit rite is stated; the practical instruction is a pilgrimage-like movement to Gandhamādana.