Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96
कामान्धेनैव राजेन्द्र निक्षिप्तो मस्तके करः । तत्क्षणाद्भस्मसाद्भूतो दग्धस्तृणचयो यथा
kāmāndhenaiva rājendra nikṣipto mastake karaḥ | tatkṣaṇādbhasmasādbhūto dagdhastṛṇacayo yathā
«يا سيّد الملوك، لمّا أعمته الشهوة وضع يده على الرأس؛ ففي تلك اللحظة صار رمادًا، ككومةِ عشبٍ يابسٍ أكلتها النار.»
Śiva (as narrator of the māhātmya) to the king (listener)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lust-blinded figure places his hand on a maiden’s head; instantly flames erupt and he collapses into ash like dry grass igniting—onlookers recoil; the air glows with supernatural heat.
FAQs
Kāma (unrestrained desire) blinds discernment and can bring sudden ruin; dharma requires self-control.
The narrative context supports the later explicit glorification of Liṅgeśvara/Luṅkeśvara in the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape.
None directly; it is a moral-illustration within the site’s māhātmya.