Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
तस्यां तस्मादभूत्कन्या निर्विशेषा निजारणेः । निवृत्तबालभावाभूत्कुमारी यौवनोन्मुखी
tasyāṃ tasmādabhūtkanyā nirviśeṣā nijāraṇeḥ | nivṛttabālabhāvābhūtkumārī yauvanonmukhī
त्या दोघांपासून एक कन्या जन्मली—स्ववंशात अद्वितीय, विलक्षण. बालभाव निवृत्त होऊन ती कुमारी यौवनाकडे उन्मुख झाली।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A young maiden, newly beyond childhood, stands poised at the edge of youth—half adorned, half simple—symbolizing transition; elders observe with concern and wonder at her exceptional nature.
FAQs
It frames human life as a dharmic progression of stages (āśrama-like maturity), where growth and change are to be understood with restraint and responsibility.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None is stated in this verse.