Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
तृष्णा हि सर्वपापिष्ठा नित्योद्वेगकरी मता । अधर्मबहुला चैव घोररूपानुबंधिनी
tṛṣṇā hi sarvapāpiṣṭhā nityodvegakarī matā | adharmabahulā caiva ghorarūpānubaṃdhinī
ត្រឹṣṇā (សេចក្តីស្រេកឃ្លានចង់បាន) ត្រូវបានចាត់ថា អាក្រក់បាបបំផុតក្នុងបាបទាំងអស់ ហើយបង្កឲ្យមានការភ័យកង្វល់ជានិច្ច។ វាពោរពេញដោយអធម្មៈ និងតែងតែតាមមកដោយផលវិបាកដ៏គួរភ័យខ្លាច។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A contemplative ascetic or pilgrim stands at a Śaiva tīrtha, seeing a shadowy figure of ‘Tṛṣṇā’ as a dark, restless presence causing agitation; behind, a serene liṅga and calm waters symbolize śānti.
FAQs
Insatiable craving is a root of sin and distress; it multiplies adharma and brings painful outcomes.
No site is praised here; the focus is moral psychology within dharma teaching.
No ritual is stated; the instruction is to abandon tṛṣṇā through self-discipline.