Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91
यथा सृष्टमिदं विश्वं कामक्रोधसमन्वितम् । तत्सर्वं कामरूपं हि स कामो न तु हन्यते
yathā sṛṣṭamidaṃ viśvaṃ kāmakrodhasamanvitam | tatsarvaṃ kāmarūpaṃ hi sa kāmo na tu hanyate
ولمّا كان هذا الكون قد خُلِقَ وقد نُسِجَ فيه الشهوةُ والغضبُ، فإن كلَّه حقًّا على صورة الشهوة؛ لذلك فإن كاما (Kāma) لا يُقتل قتلاً حقيقيًّا.
Maharṣis (continuing their statement)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau: the universe emerging with threads of desire and anger; the speaker argues that all is ‘kāma-rūpa’, hence kāma’s ‘slaying’ is paradoxical.
FAQs
The sages argue that desire is structurally embedded in worldly creation, so the real task is transformation and mastery rather than simplistic elimination.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa frame remains, but the verse is primarily philosophical rather than topographical.
No ritual is stated; it presents a metaphysical argument.