Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 7
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
कन्दर्पश्च सुदुर्धर्षश्चूताङ्कुरमहायुधः समं सहचरेणैव वसन्तेनाश्रमं गतः
kandarpaśca sudurdharṣaścūtāṅkuramahāyudhaḥ samaṃ sahacareṇaiva vasantenāśramaṃ gataḥ
กัณฑรปะ (กามเทพ) ผู้ยากจะต้านทาน ซึ่งมีอาวุธใหญ่คือยอดมะม่วง ก็ไปสู่อาศรมพร้อมสหายคือวสันตะ (ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ).
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FAQs
Desire is presented as ‘sudurdharṣa’—not merely moral weakness but a potent force intensified by favorable conditions (Vasanta). The ethical lesson is vigilance: restraint is tested most when the environment becomes pleasant and permissive.
Again, narrative/didactic carita material. It supports purāṇic instruction by dramatizing internal obstacles (kāma) as external agents in story form.
Kāma’s ‘mango-bud weapon’ symbolizes the subtle beginnings of desire—small ‘buds’ that, if indulged, bloom into overpowering attachment. Vasanta symbolizes seasonality of the mind: moods and environments can amplify latent tendencies.