Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
चित्रांगद उवाच । तव तातः स कालेन मां दहिष्यति मानदे । कामानलः पुनः सद्य एष भस्म करिष्यति
citrāṃgada uvāca | tava tātaḥ sa kālena māṃ dahiṣyati mānade | kāmānalaḥ punaḥ sadya eṣa bhasma kariṣyati
Citrāṅgada berkata: “Ayahmu mungkin akan membakar aku pada waktunya, wahai wanita yang mulia; tetapi api nafsu ini, saat ini juga, akan menjadikan aku abu.”
Citrāṅgada (Gandharva)
Listener: the maiden (addressed as mānade)
Scene: Citrāṅgada speaks with fierce immediacy, one hand gripping his chest as if scorched, the other reaching forward; background shows cool moonlight vs inner flame motif to heighten contrast.
FAQs
Desire is depicted as immediate and consuming; Purāṇic dharma teaches that such impulses must be mastered rather than rationalized.
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None.