Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
नाश्चर्यं चित्रमेतच्च ब्रह्मचर्यं तदद्भुतम् । विशेषाद्यौवनावस्थां संप्राप्य पुरुषोत्तम
nāścaryaṃ citrametacca brahmacaryaṃ tadadbhutam | viśeṣādyauvanāvasthāṃ saṃprāpya puruṣottama
“Itu bukanlah keajaiban yang sebenar. Brahmacarya—pengekangan diri dalam kesucian dan selibat—itulah yang sungguh menakjubkan, terutama ketika mencapai usia muda, wahai Puruṣottama.”
Garuḍa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu as addressee)
Scene: Garuḍa declares brahmacarya the true marvel, highlighting the difficulty of maintaining it in youth, addressing Puruṣottama.
FAQs
The greatest spiritual achievement is mastery over desire—brahmacarya—particularly when temptation is strongest.
Not named in this verse; the teaching supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha-mahātmya by highlighting inner purity.
Brahmacarya is commended as a vow/discipline, though no procedural details are given here.