Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 193
एवमुक्तास्ततः सर्वे कामाद्यास्ते द्रुतं ययुः । मर्त्यलोके महाराज रक्षां चक्रुश्च सर्वशः
evamuktāstataḥ sarve kāmādyāste drutaṃ yayuḥ | martyaloke mahārāja rakṣāṃ cakruśca sarvaśaḥ
Ainsi interpellés, tous ceux qui commençaient par Kāma (le Désir) s’en allèrent en hâte. Dans le monde des mortels, ô grand roi, ils établirent leur « garde » partout, répandant leur influence de tous côtés.
Pulastya (continuing narration)
Listener: Mahārāja (king)
Scene: A panoramic human world where invisible sentries of passion stand at crossroads, markets, and homes; threads of influence crisscross like a net; a distant Devī temple glows as a lone refuge-point.
FAQs
Worldly impulses organize themselves to keep people distracted; spiritual life requires steadiness and discernment.
The narrative supports the glory of Caṇḍikā’s shrine by showing opposition forces trying to obstruct devotion to it.
None; it describes the spread of obstructive influences in the human realm.