Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
कदाचिदपि स प्राप्तस्तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे मनोभवः । सह रत्या तथा प्रीत्या कामेश्वरदिदृक्षया
kadācidapi sa prāptastasminkṣetre manobhavaḥ | saha ratyā tathā prītyā kāmeśvaradidṛkṣayā
وفي وقتٍ ما أتى مَنوبهافا (كاما) إلى تلك البقعة المقدّسة، مصحوبًا براتي وبريتي، شوقًا إلى رؤية كاميشڤارا (Kāmeśvara).
Sūta
Tirtha: Kāmeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kāma (Manobhava) arrives at a Śiva-kṣetra with Rati and Prīti, their retinue subdued by the sanctity of Kāmeśvara; the temple/linga aura dominates the scene.
FAQs
Even forces of desire are drawn to divine darśana; the Purāṇic lens often turns such encounters into lessons on restraint, consequence, and sacred remedy.
The kṣetra where Kāmeśvara is to be seen—within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya sacred landscape (connected to the Śilākhaṇḍā/saubhāgya-kūpikā narrative thread).
Darśana-oriented pilgrimage intent is implied (kāmeśvara-didṛkṣā), but no explicit rite is stated in this verse.