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
அந்த காலத்தில் பதினாறு வயதிலேயே ஆண்கள் இளமையிலிருந்தும் நரைத்துத் திகழும் முதியவரைப் போலத் தோன்றுவர்; அங்கே பெண் பன்னிரண்டு வயதிலேயே கருவுறுவாள்।
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.