कथं त्वया हि संदग्धः कामो हि दुरतिक्रमः । येन संघटितं विश्वमाब्रह्मस्थावरात्मकम्
kathaṃ tvayā hi saṃdagdhaḥ kāmo hi duratikramaḥ | yena saṃghaṭitaṃ viśvamābrahmasthāvarātmakam
जिस काम को जीतना अत्यन्त कठिन है, उसे आपने कैसे जला दिया? जिसके द्वारा यह समस्त जगत ब्रह्मा से लेकर स्थावर प्राणियों तक एकत्र बँधा हुआ है।
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Śiva (Hara/Rudra)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A debate-like moment: the speaker marvels at the paradox of Kāma being ‘burned’ though he binds the universe from Brahmā to immobile beings; cosmic hierarchy is evoked.
Desire is a powerful cosmic force; overcoming it requires divine mastery, symbolized by Śiva’s transcendent control.
The verse occurs in Kedārakhaṇḍa, connecting the narrative to the sacred Kedāra/Kedārnāth Himalayan sanctity, though this line itself is theological rather than descriptive.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.
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