Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
पश्यमानः प्रफुल्लाक्षो वह्निः कामवशं गतः । स भूयश्चिंतयामास न न्याय्यं क्षुभितोऽस्मि यत्
paśyamānaḥ praphullākṣo vahniḥ kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ | sa bhūyaściṃtayāmāsa na nyāyyaṃ kṣubhito'smi yat
பார்த்துக்கொண்டிருக்கையில் மலர்ந்த கண்களுடன் அக்னி காமவசப்பட்டான். பின்னர் அவன் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் சிந்தித்தான்—“நான் இவ்வாறு கலங்குவது நியாயமல்ல.”
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Saptaṛṣi-āśrama (Himalayan)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Agni, radiant and powerful, gazes with widened eyes; flames around him flare subtly as desire rises. In the next moment, his expression turns inward—brows knit, gaze lowered—signaling self-rebuke and the struggle to regain composure.
FAQs
Even divine beings must uphold dharma; recognizing inner agitation and judging it as improper is the first step toward self-restraint.
No tirtha is directly praised in this verse; it functions as a dharma-ethical moment within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
None; the verse emphasizes inner moral reflection rather than a specific rite.