Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35
दिनेदिने वर्धमाना बंधुभिर्लालिता भृशम् । सा शनैर्यौवनं भेजे स्मरस्येव महाधनुः
dinedine vardhamānā baṃdhubhirlālitā bhṛśam | sā śanairyauvanaṃ bheje smarasyeva mahādhanuḥ
دن بہ دن وہ بڑھتی گئی، رشتہ داروں کی بے حد شفقت میں پلی؛ اور آہستہ آہستہ شباب میں داخل ہوئی—گویا سمر (کام دیو) کی عظیم کمان اپنے کام کے لیے چڑھائی جا رہی ہو۔
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely Purāṇic narrator such as Sūta)
Scene: A maiden growing day by day, lovingly attended by relatives; metaphorical presence of Smara’s great bow being strung—suggested through subtle iconographic cues (flower-bow, bees, spring motifs).
FAQs
Youth naturally awakens desire; dharma requires awareness and restraint before passion becomes a driving force.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is narrative setup rather than sthala-māhātmya.
None; the verse describes a life-stage transition (entering youth).