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
“Sesungguhnya masa muda condong pada perubahan dan kegelisahan; ia tidak dengan sendirinya layak bagi pengekangan. Jika para perempuan ini tidak memperoleh seorang laki-laki di suatu tempat, maka (hasratnya mencari jalan keluar)…”
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.