Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
नार्थे क्रोधे च कामे च भूतपूर्वोऽस्य विभ्रमः । येनैते नाशिता दोषा नारदं तं नमाम्यहम्
nārthe krodhe ca kāme ca bhūtapūrvo'sya vibhramaḥ | yenaite nāśitā doṣā nāradaṃ taṃ namāmyaham
ខ្ញុំសូមក្រាបបង្គំដល់ព្រះនារទៈនោះ ដែលមិនធ្លាប់មានភាពវង្វេងចំពោះទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ កំហឹង ឬក្តីប្រាថ្នា—ដោយព្រះអង្គបានបំផ្លាញកំហុសទាំងនេះចោល។
Unspecified (Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)
Scene: A serene Devarṣi Nārada, vīṇā in hand, stands radiant; around him symbolic shadows of wealth, anger, and desire dissolve like smoke as a devotee bows.
FAQs
Spiritual maturity is shown by freedom from the trio of temptation—wealth-fascination, anger, and desire.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is character-centered rather than place-centered.
No explicit ritual; the implied practice is inner discipline that destroys faults.