तन्नाशकृपया देवो नानास्थानेषु सोऽगमत् । तावत्पस्यति पृष्ठस्तमाकृष्य धनुषः शरम्
tannāśakṛpayā devo nānāsthāneṣu so'gamat | tāvatpasyati pṛṣṭhastamākṛṣya dhanuṣaḥ śaram
بدافع الرحمة، كي لا يُهلكه، انتقل الإله إلى مواضع شتّى. ومع ذلك كان يراه خلفه، وهو ينتزع سهماً من القوس.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The Deva moves from place to place to spare Kāma; yet Kāma remains behind, drawing an arrow—pursuit without physical chase, a moral tension between mercy and necessity.
Divine power is tempered by compassion; even when opposed, Śiva first seeks to spare rather than destroy.
No named tīrtha; the verse uses cosmic movement to stress Śiva’s supremacy and restraint.
None; it is a narrative of pursuit and restraint.