Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
भृंगेषु कोकिलास्येषु विहारेषु स्मरानलम् । तत्प्राप्तौ स्नेहसंयुक्तं कामिनां हृदयं किल
bhṛṃgeṣu kokilāsyeṣu vihāreṣu smarānalam | tatprāptau snehasaṃyuktaṃ kāmināṃ hṛdayaṃ kila
भृङ्गेषु कोकिलकण्ठेषु विहारवनेषु च स्मरानलः प्रवर्तते। तं प्राप्य कामिनां हृदयं स्नेहबन्धेन नितरां बद्धं भवतीति किल॥
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A spring grove alive with bees and cuckoos; lovers’ hearts shown as subtly ‘tied’ by a red thread of sneha, while an unseen heat (Smara-agni) shimmers in the air.
FAQs
Even when desire’s deity is subdued, desire as a force persists in nature and the mind; dharma requires discernment and restraint.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse uses seasonal/nature imagery to describe kāma’s diffusion.
None; it is descriptive and psychological/poetic.