Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
भगवानुवाच । एष कामो मया दग्धः क्रोधेन सुरसत्तमाः । तस्मादनंग एवैष प्रजासु प्रचरिष्यति । तद्वीर्यस्तत्प्रभावश्च विना देहं भविष्यति
bhagavānuvāca | eṣa kāmo mayā dagdhaḥ krodhena surasattamāḥ | tasmādanaṃga evaiṣa prajāsu pracariṣyati | tadvīryastatprabhāvaśca vinā dehaṃ bhaviṣyati
بھگوان نے فرمایا: “اے بہترین دیوتاؤ، میں نے اس کام کو غضب سے جلا دیا ہے۔ اس لیے وہ اَنَنگ (بے جسم) بن کر مخلوقات میں گردش کرے گا؛ اس کی قوت اور اثر جسم کے بغیر بھی قائم رہیں گے۔”
Śiva (Bhagavān)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva speaks authoritatively; behind him, a faint, translucent figure of Kāma without a body—suggested by a glowing outline, bow and floral arrows appearing as pure light—symbolizing Anaṅga.
FAQs
Desire is not merely physical; it can persist as subtle force—hence it must be governed by dharma rather than denied blindly.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śiva’s pronouncement becomes part of the kṣetra’s celebrated sacred history.
None; the verse records Śiva’s doctrinal resolution about Kāma’s bodiless state.