Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
भगवानुवाच । एष कामो मया दग्धः क्रोधेन सुरसत्तमाः । तस्मादनंग एवैष प्रजासु प्रचरिष्यति । तद्वीर्यस्तत्प्रभावश्च विना देहं भविष्यति
bhagavānuvāca | eṣa kāmo mayā dagdhaḥ krodhena surasattamāḥ | tasmādanaṃga evaiṣa prajāsu pracariṣyati | tadvīryastatprabhāvaśca vinā dehaṃ bhaviṣyati
Le Seigneur dit : «Ô meilleurs des dieux, j’ai brûlé ce Kāma dans ma colère. Aussi circulera-t-il parmi les êtres comme Anaṅga, “le Sans-corps” ; sa puissance et son influence subsisteront sans forme charnelle.»
Śiva (Bhagavān)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva speaks authoritatively; behind him, a faint, translucent figure of Kāma without a body—suggested by a glowing outline, bow and floral arrows appearing as pure light—symbolizing Anaṅga.
FAQs
Desire is not merely physical; it can persist as subtle force—hence it must be governed by dharma rather than denied blindly.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śiva’s pronouncement becomes part of the kṣetra’s celebrated sacred history.
None; the verse records Śiva’s doctrinal resolution about Kāma’s bodiless state.