Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 107
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
एवं पुरा देववरेण शंभुना कामस्तु दग्धः सशरः सचापः ततस्त्वनङ्गेति महाधनुर्द्धरो देवैस्तु गीतः सुरपूर्वपूजितः
evaṃ purā devavareṇa śaṃbhunā kāmastu dagdhaḥ saśaraḥ sacāpaḥ tatastvanaṅgeti mahādhanurddharo devaistu gītaḥ surapūrvapūjitaḥ
かくして昔、神々の中の最勝者シャンブ（Śambhu、シヴァ）によって、カーマは矢と弓とともに焼き尽くされた。その後、大いなる弓の担い手は、神々により「アナンガ」（無身の者）と歌われ、天界の衆の中で先んじて尊崇された。
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FAQs
Desire is not annihilated as a principle but stripped of its coercive ‘body’: the myth teaches that unchecked kāma is subdued by higher consciousness (Śambhu), after which it persists only in a transformed, non-dominating mode.
Charita/upākhyāna: a focused deity-legend explaining a well-known epithet (Ananga). It is not primarily genealogical (vaṃśa) but supports Purāṇic instruction through mythic causation.
‘Saśaraḥ sacāpaḥ’ underscores the full apparatus of temptation (means and weapons) being neutralized. ‘Ananga’ signals desire becoming subtle—operating without gross form—warning that even after restraint, desire can remain as an invisible influence requiring ongoing vigilance.