Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 104
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
मुमोच मार्गणान् भूम्यां शरीरे दह्यति स्मरः फलोपगानि वृक्षाणि संभूतानि सहस्रशः
mumoca mārgaṇān bhūmyāṃ śarīre dahyati smaraḥ phalopagāni vṛkṣāṇi saṃbhūtāni sahasraśaḥ
Er entließ die Pfeile auf die Erde; währenddessen brannte Smara (Kāma) in seinem Leib. Und zu Tausenden entstanden fruchttragende Bäume.
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FAQs
Desire (smara) is portrayed as a consuming fire; yet even intense inner states can be transmuted into generativity (the arising of fruit-bearing trees), suggesting restraint and transformation rather than indulgence.
Primarily māhātmya/etiological narration (not a core pañcalakṣaṇa unit). It functions as a localized ‘sarga-like’ micro-creation account explaining the origin of vegetation in a sacred setting.
Arrows and burning desire evoke the mechanics of kāma (projection outward) and its cost (inner burning). The sudden proliferation of fruit trees symbolizes redirected energy becoming dharmic abundance—life-supporting rather than self-consuming.