Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 97
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
प्रदह्यमानौ चरणौ दृष्ट्वासौ कुसुमायुधः उत्ससर्ज धनुः श्रेष्ठं तज्जगामाथ पञ्चधा
pradahyamānau caraṇau dṛṣṭvāsau kusumāyudhaḥ utsasarja dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ tajjagāmātha pañcadhā
തന്റെ പാദങ്ങൾ ദഹിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ട കുസുമായുധനായ കാമദേവൻ തന്റെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ധനുസ്സ് വിട്ടുകളഞ്ഞു; അത് അഞ്ചു ഭാഗങ്ങളായി പിളർന്നു.
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FAQs
When inner discipline is awakened (tapas/jñāna), the instruments of temptation lose their power; the ‘bow’ of desire is rendered ineffective.
Carita-focused narration (divine/daiva event description), not sarga/pratisarga; it functions as exemplum within the Purāṇic storytelling layer.
The flower-bow breaking into five evokes the five sense-channels (pañcendriya) through which desire operates; the shattering signifies sensory subjugation under higher yogic fire.