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 usia muda cenderung kepada perubahan dan kegelisahan; secara tabii ia tidak sesuai untuk pengekangan. Jika para wanita ini tidak memperoleh seorang lelaki di mana-mana…”
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.