Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35
दिनेदिने वर्धमाना बंधुभिर्लालिता भृशम् । सा शनैर्यौवनं भेजे स्मरस्येव महाधनुः
dinedine vardhamānā baṃdhubhirlālitā bhṛśam | sā śanairyauvanaṃ bheje smarasyeva mahādhanuḥ
দিনে দিনে তাই বাঢ়ি গৈছিল, আত্মীয়-স্বজনৰ স্নেহত অতি লালিত হৈছিল; আৰু ধীৰে ধীৰে যৌৱনত প্ৰবেশ কৰিলে—যেন স্মৰ (কামদেৱ)ৰ মহাধনু কৰ্মৰ বাবে টান খাই উঠিল।
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely Purāṇic narrator such as Sūta)
Scene: A maiden growing day by day, lovingly attended by relatives; metaphorical presence of Smara’s great bow being strung—suggested through subtle iconographic cues (flower-bow, bees, spring motifs).
FAQs
Youth naturally awakens desire; dharma requires awareness and restraint before passion becomes a driving force.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is narrative setup rather than sthala-māhātmya.
None; the verse describes a life-stage transition (entering youth).