Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
न तेन रहितो मर्त्ये मुहूर्तमपि चोत्सहे । स्थातुं राक्षसशार्दूल बांधवेन महात्मना
na tena rahito martye muhūrtamapi cotsahe | sthātuṃ rākṣasaśārdūla bāṃdhavena mahātmanā
หากปราศจากเขา เราไม่อาจทนอยู่ในโลกมนุษย์ได้แม้ชั่วขณะ โอ้พญาเสือในหมู่รากษส—เมื่อขาดญาติผู้มหาตมะนั้น
Rāma (implied, addressing Vibhīṣaṇa)
Scene: Rāma expresses inability to remain on earth even for a moment without Lakṣmaṇa; Vibhīṣaṇa listens, moved; the scene is intimate, emphasizing bond and grief.
FAQs
Association with the righteous is life-sustaining; separation from the noble-hearted is depicted as unbearable.
The verse sits inside a tīrtha-glorification chapter, but this line itself focuses on ethical-emotional teaching rather than naming a site.
No ritual instruction appears in this verse.