Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70
गगनं व्यापयन्सूर्यः संतापयति मां भृशम् । बाह्ये चाभ्यंतरे कामः कथं वक्ष्यामि जीवितम्
gaganaṃ vyāpayansūryaḥ saṃtāpayati māṃ bhṛśam | bāhye cābhyaṃtare kāmaḥ kathaṃ vakṣyāmi jīvitam
வானமெங்கும் பரவி நிற்கும் சூரியன் என்னை மிகுந்து சுடுகிறது. ஆசை வெளிப்புறமும் உள்ளுறமும் வாட்டுகிறது—நான் வாழ்வதைப் பற்றி எப்படிச் சொல்வேன்?
Narrator (unnamed male speaker within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative)
Scene: A traveler/lover stands under a blazing sun filling the sky; sweat and heat-haze surround him while his face shows inner agitation—desire as an invisible flame.
FAQs
Kāma becomes a fire that consumes body and mind; liberation begins with restraint and turning the heart toward the sacred.
No specific tīrtha is named in this shloka; it is part of the larger tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None.