Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
भृंगेषु कोकिलास्येषु विहारेषु स्मरानलम् । तत्प्राप्तौ स्नेहसंयुक्तं कामिनां हृदयं किल
bhṛṃgeṣu kokilāsyeṣu vihāreṣu smarānalam | tatprāptau snehasaṃyuktaṃ kāmināṃ hṛdayaṃ kila
إن «نار سمارا» (حمّى الهوى) تقيم في النحل، وفي حناجر طيور الكوكيل، وفي بساتين اللهو؛ فإذا نالت القلوب، فإن قلوب العاشقين تُوثَق حقًّا بالمودّة.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A spring grove alive with bees and cuckoos; lovers’ hearts shown as subtly ‘tied’ by a red thread of sneha, while an unseen heat (Smara-agni) shimmers in the air.
FAQs
Even when desire’s deity is subdued, desire as a force persists in nature and the mind; dharma requires discernment and restraint.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse uses seasonal/nature imagery to describe kāma’s diffusion.
None; it is descriptive and psychological/poetic.