Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
नारीणां तु सदा कामोऽभ्यधिकाः परिवर्तते । विशेषेण ऋतौ काले पीड्यते कामसायकैः
nārīṇāṃ tu sadā kāmo'bhyadhikāḥ parivartate | viśeṣeṇa ṛtau kāle pīḍyate kāmasāyakaiḥ
பெண்களில் காமவேட்கை எப்போதும் வலிமையாக இருந்து மீண்டும் மீண்டும் எழுகிறது. குறிப்பாக துகாலத்தில் அவர்கள் காமத்தின் அம்புகளால் துன்புறுகின்றனர்.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: A symbolic depiction of Kāma’s arrows during spring/ṛtu: a woman portrayed with dignified humanity, surrounded by floral season motifs; Kāma’s arrows appear as allegorical rays; a calm dharma-figure gestures toward restraint and mutual care.
FAQs
It frames desire as a powerful force, urging responsible dharmic conduct particularly in the fertile period.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains part of the Somnātha-related didactic narrative.
No formal ritual; it references ṛtu-kāla (the proper season) as a dharmic consideration.