Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
यत्र षोडशमे वर्षे नराः पलित यौवनाः । तत्र द्वादशमे वर्षे गर्भं धास्यति चांगना
yatra ṣoḍaśame varṣe narāḥ palita yauvanāḥ | tatra dvādaśame varṣe garbhaṃ dhāsyati cāṃganā
त्या काळात सोळाव्या वर्षीच पुरुष तरुण असूनही पांढऱ्या केसांनी वृद्धासारखे दिसतील; आणि तेथे स्त्री बाराव्या वर्षीच गर्भ धारण करील।
Unspecified narrator (within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A youth with prematurely grey hair and tired eyes; nearby, a young girl with a protective maternal aura—symbolic, not erotic—indicating early conception; the sky carries a Kali-yuga pall.
FAQs
Kali-yuga is marked by diminished vitality and disturbed social rhythms, signaling the need for stronger dharmic restraint.
No specific tīrtha is indicated; the verse continues the general description of Kali-yuga.
None; it describes symptoms of the age rather than prescribing a rite.