Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 96
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
आलोकितस्त्रिनेत्रेण मदनो द्युतिमानपि प्रादह्यत तदा ब्रह्मन् पादादारभ्य कक्षवत्
ālokitastrinetreṇa madano dyutimānapi prādahyata tadā brahman pādādārabhya kakṣavat
Apabila Madana (Kāma), walaupun bersinar, dipandang oleh Yang Bermata Tiga (Śiva), maka ketika itu, wahai Brahman, ia terbakar habis bermula dari kaki, bagaikan kayu api yang kering.
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FAQs
Desire (kāma), even when attractive and radiant, is powerless before concentrated ascetic insight; the verse underscores mastery of senses and the primacy of tapas over impulse.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (accounts of divine deeds) rather than cosmogenesis; it is an episode illustrating a deity’s act and its consequences.
Śiva’s gaze represents discriminative, consuming knowledge (jñāna-agni) that burns desire at its root—‘from the feet upward’—signifying total eradication rather than partial restraint.