Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
विश्वामित्र उवाच । कामं कामयमानस्य यदि कामः स सिध्यति । तथान्यो जायते पुंसस्तत्क्षणादेव कल्पितः
viśvāmitra uvāca | kāmaṃ kāmayamānasya yadi kāmaḥ sa sidhyati | tathānyo jāyate puṃsastatkṣaṇādeva kalpitaḥ
विश्वामित्र म्हणाले—इच्छा करणाऱ्या पुरुषाची एखादी इच्छा पूर्ण झाली तरी, त्याच क्षणी त्याच्या मनात दुसरी नवी कल्पित इच्छा उत्पन्न होते.
Viśvāmitra
Scene: Viśvāmitra teaching: a man receives a desired object (garland, gold, or throne), and at the same instant a new thought-form (another object) appears above his head like a fresh sprout—showing desire’s immediate regeneration.
FAQs
Desire is self-renewing; fulfillment does not end craving, so one should seek mastery of the mind rather than endless acquisition.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides universal instruction often embedded in tīrtha narratives.
No explicit ritual is stated; the implied sādhana is reducing kāma through discernment and restraint.