Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
शुक्लपक्षं समासाद्य तारापतिरिवांबरे । यदासौ यौवनोपेतः संजातो द्विजसत्तमाः
śuklapakṣaṃ samāsādya tārāpatirivāṃbare | yadāsau yauvanopetaḥ saṃjāto dvijasattamāḥ
De même que le seigneur des étoiles, la lune, dans le ciel parvient à la quinzaine lumineuse, ainsi lui aussi atteignit la jeunesse, ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés.
Sūta (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Listener: dvijasattamāḥ (addressed)
Scene: A montage-like scene: the waxing moon over a calm sky mirrored by a young sage growing into youth, both radiating gentle light.
FAQs
Human maturity is framed as a dharmic unfolding, likened to the waxing moon’s auspicious increase.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is poetic narration within the Māhātmya context.
None; it employs auspicious lunar imagery rather than prescribing a rite.