Valmiki Ramayana 1.23.12: Bala Kanda, Sarga 23, Shloka 12
कामाश्रम
प्रवेशः / Entry into Kāma’s Hermitage at the Sarayū-Gaṅgā Confluence
अवदग्धस्य रौद्रेण चक्षुषा रघुनन्दन ।
व्यशीर्यन्त शरीरात्स्वात्सर्वगात्राणि दुर्मतेः ॥१२॥
avadagdhasya raudreṇa cakṣuṣā raghunandana |
vyaśīryanta śarīrāt svāt sarvagātrāṇi durmateḥ ||12||
रघु के वंशज, उसकी आँख इतनी गरम थी जैसे आग हो। उस बुरी सोच वाले काम देव का बदन जल गया। उसके अंग अंग टूट के गिरने लगे। पूरा बदन खत्म हो गया।
"O descendant of Raghu, burnt down by his fierce (third) eye, all the limbs of the body of that evil-minded Kama were consumed.
FAQs
Unrestrained desire (kāma) that violates moral order invites consequences; Dharma is protected when disruptive impulses are checked.
Viśvāmitra continues describing how Kāma was burned by a fierce divine eye, resulting in the destruction of his bodily limbs.
Self-mastery and restraint are implied as superior to uncontrolled desire; the verse warns against durmati (perverse intention).
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