Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
स्नेहात्करणरागश्च प्रजज्ञे वैषयस्तथा । अश्रेयस्कावुभावतौ पूर्वस्तत्र गुरुः स्मृतः
snehātkaraṇarāgaśca prajajñe vaiṣayastathā | aśreyaskāvubhāvatau pūrvastatra guruḥ smṛtaḥ
Dari keterikatan (sneha) timbul pewarnaan indria, dan lahirlah pula nafsu pada objek-objek duniawi. Keduanya menjadi sebab yang tidak membawa kebaikan; dan dalam hal ini, yang pertama—keterikatan—diingat sebagai penggerak utama.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: An allegorical scene: a human heart bound by a soft cord labeled ‘sneha’; from it radiate colored streams to the senses, turning into thorny vines of ‘viṣaya-rāga’ leading toward a dark pit labeled ‘aśreyas’.
FAQs
Attachment gives birth to sensory obsession and worldly craving; cut the root (sneha) to prevent the harmful branches.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None explicitly; it implies indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) by addressing the source of craving.