Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
इत्युक्त्वा विरते तस्मिन्पुरूहूतसनामनि । नाडीजंघो बको मित्रमाह तं दुःखितो वचः
ityuktvā virate tasminpurūhūtasanāmani | nāḍījaṃgho bako mitramāha taṃ duḥkhito vacaḥ
Nang matapos magsalita nang gayon ang tinatawag na Purūhūta at tumahimik, ang kanyang kaibigang si Nāḍījaṅgha, ang tagak na si Baka, ay malungkot na nagsalita sa kanya.
Narrator (third-person narrative voice within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa)
Scene: Purūhūta (the one who spoke) sits quiet; Nāḍījaṅgha, depicted as a crane (baka) with expressive sorrow, leans forward to speak, suggesting urgency and compassion.
FAQs
Sincere friendship expresses itself in concern and counsel when danger or sorrow arises.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a narrative bridge into the next speech.
None.