Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58
एतस्य मम मित्रस्य तेन दृष्टेन कारणम् । अन्यथा जायते मृत्युस्ततोऽहं त्वां समागतः
etasya mama mitrasya tena dṛṣṭena kāraṇam | anyathā jāyate mṛtyustato'haṃ tvāṃ samāgataḥ
Demi sahabatku ini—agar dia ‘dilihat’, yakni dikenali dan diakui—aku datang. Jika tidak, maut akan menimpa; sebab itu aku mendekatimu.”
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Ghṛtakambala
Type: kshetra
Scene: A concerned visitor approaches a revered figure, explaining he has come for a friend’s sake to prevent death; gestures of supplication and urgency dominate.
FAQs
Compassionate intervention—seeking truth and reassurance—can protect a devotee from despair and self-destruction.
No named tirtha appears in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha narrative arc by motivating the consultation.
None explicitly; the act emphasized is approaching a realized elder for authoritative guidance.