Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
विकारः खलु कर्तव्यो नाधि काराय यौवनम् । यदि न प्राप्नुवंत्येताः पुरुषं योषितः क्वचित्
vikāraḥ khalu kartavyo nādhi kārāya yauvanam | yadi na prāpnuvaṃtyetāḥ puruṣaṃ yoṣitaḥ kvacit
«En vérité, la jeunesse incline au changement et au trouble ; par nature elle n’est pas faite pour la retenue. Si ces femmes ne trouvent pas quelque part un homme… »
Garuḍa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu as addressee)
Scene: Garuḍa explains youth’s instability and the tendency of desire to seek fulfillment if not guided; the tone is cautionary and psychological.
FAQs
It underscores how powerful youthful impulses are—thereby framing celibacy as an exceptional spiritual victory.
Not mentioned in this verse; the focus is ethical-psychological reflection within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
None; it discusses tendencies rather than prescribing a rite.