Shloka 12
कामाश्रम
प्रवेशः / Entry into Kāma’s Hermitage at the Sarayū–Gaṅgā Confluence
अवदग्धस्य रौद्रेण चक्षुषा रघुनन्दन।व्यशीर्यन्त शरीरात्स्वात्सर्वगात्राणि दुर्मते:।।।।
avadagdhasya raudreṇa cakṣuṣā raghunandana |
vyaśīryanta śarīrāt svāt sarvagātrāṇi durmateḥ ||
हे रघुनंदना! त्या रौद्र नेत्राने दग्ध झालेल्या दुर्मती कामाचे सर्व अवयव त्याच्या स्वतःच्या शरीरातून गळून पडून नष्ट झाले।
"O descendant of Raghu, burnt down by his fierce (third) eye, all the limbs of the body of that evil-minded Kama were consumed.
FAQs
Unrestrained desire (kāma) that violates moral order invites consequences; Dharma is protected when disruptive impulses are checked.
Viśvāmitra continues describing how Kāma was burned by a fierce divine eye, resulting in the destruction of his bodily limbs.
Self-mastery and restraint are implied as superior to uncontrolled desire; the verse warns against durmati (perverse intention).