Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 193
एवमुक्तास्ततः सर्वे कामाद्यास्ते द्रुतं ययुः । मर्त्यलोके महाराज रक्षां चक्रुश्च सर्वशः
evamuktāstataḥ sarve kāmādyāste drutaṃ yayuḥ | martyaloke mahārāja rakṣāṃ cakruśca sarvaśaḥ
Setelah ditegur demikian, semuanya yang bermula dengan Kāma (Nafsu) segera bergegas pergi. Di alam manusia, wahai Maharaja, mereka menegakkan ‘kawalan’ di segenap penjuru, menyebarkan pengaruh ke segala arah.
Pulastya (continuing narration)
Listener: Mahārāja (king)
Scene: A panoramic human world where invisible sentries of passion stand at crossroads, markets, and homes; threads of influence crisscross like a net; a distant Devī temple glows as a lone refuge-point.
FAQs
Worldly impulses organize themselves to keep people distracted; spiritual life requires steadiness and discernment.
The narrative supports the glory of Caṇḍikā’s shrine by showing opposition forces trying to obstruct devotion to it.
None; it describes the spread of obstructive influences in the human realm.