Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
यस्मात्क्रोधो भवत्युग्रो येन त्वं च वशीकृतः । तस्मात्कामं महादेव संबोधयितुमर्हसि
yasmātkrodho bhavatyugro yena tvaṃ ca vaśīkṛtaḥ | tasmātkāmaṃ mahādeva saṃbodhayitumarhasi
Karena darinya timbul murka yang dahsyat, dan olehnya bahkan Engkau pun berada dalam pengaruh, maka, wahai Mahādeva, patutlah Engkau membangunkan Kāma kembali ke kesadaran (memulihkannya).
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages, anxious for cosmic order, plead with Mahādeva to awaken Kāma; Śiva stands poised, wrath barely contained, the third eye hinted as a latent blaze.
FAQs
Even when divine power destroys a force, dharma may require restoration for cosmic balance and the welfare of beings.
The setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), framing the narrative in a Himalayan tīrtha milieu rather than praising a single spot in this line.
None explicitly; it is a petition within the narrative.