Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
मदन उवाच । अलीकमेतद्देवेन्द्र स हि देवस्य पोरतिः । नान्यासादयितव्यानि तेजांसि मुनरब्रवीत्
madana uvāca | alīkametaddevendra sa hi devasya poratiḥ | nānyāsādayitavyāni tejāṃsi munarabravīt
ಮದನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— “ಹೇ ದೇವೇಂದ್ರ, ಇದು ವ್ಯರ್ಥ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅವನು ದೇವ (ಶಿವ)ನ ಪೂರ್ವಸಹಚರನು. ಮುನಿಯು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾನೆ—ಇಂತಹ ದಿವ್ಯ ತೇಜಸ್ಸುಗಳನ್ನು ಬೇರೆ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮೀಪಿಸಬಾರದು, ಕೆರಳಿಸಬಾರದು।”
Madana (Kāmadeva)
Scene: Madana replies to Indra: the plan is futile; Śiva’s former conjugal bond and ascetic ‘fire’ make him unapproachable—echoing a sage’s warning; tension rises toward inevitable confrontation.
FAQs
Do not rashly provoke transcendent spiritual power; dharma requires discernment before confronting ascetic tejas.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a caution within the Śiva narrative.
None; it contains a prohibition-like warning about approaching divine ‘tejas’ improperly.