Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
सापि कन्या परां वृद्धिं शनैर्याति दिनेदिने । शुक्लपक्षं समासाद्य यथा चन्द्रकला दिवि
sāpi kanyā parāṃ vṛddhiṃ śanairyāti dinedine | śuklapakṣaṃ samāsādya yathā candrakalā divi
Et la jeune fille grandissait peu à peu, de jour en jour, telle la parcelle de lune au ciel qui croît durant la quinzaine claire.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa context; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Scene: The maiden’s serene growth is likened to the waxing crescent becoming fuller in the bright fortnight; the sky shows a rising moon above a quiet forest bower.
FAQs
Steady, gradual progress—like the waxing moon—reflects the Purāṇic ideal of patient growth under dharmic care.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative of Adhyāya 144.
None.