Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति । हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्द्धते
na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānāmupabhogena śāmyati | haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva bhūya evābhivarddhate
Le désir des plaisirs ne s’apaise jamais par la jouissance des plaisirs ; tel un feu nourri d’oblations, il ne fait que croître davantage.
Unspecified (continuation of the didactic dialogue in Adhyāya 255; adjacent verses attribute speech to sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual fire blazing higher as ghee is poured, juxtaposed with a person indulging in pleasures becoming more restless; Viśvāmitra points to the growing flames as metaphor.
FAQs
Indulgence fuels craving; restraint and detachment are the path to peace.
The verse belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya chapter; it supports the tīrtha’s purpose of inner purification.
No direct ritual; the analogy uses havis (offerings) to illustrate that feeding desire strengthens it.