Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
तन्नाशकृपया देवो नानास्थानेषु सोऽगमत् । तावत्पस्यति पृष्ठस्तमाकृष्य धनुषः शरम्
tannāśakṛpayā devo nānāsthāneṣu so'gamat | tāvatpasyati pṛṣṭhastamākṛṣya dhanuṣaḥ śaram
Out of compassion, so as not to destroy him, the Deva moved to various places. Yet he still saw him behind—drawing an arrow from the bow.
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.
FAQs
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.