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
اور کندرپ (کام دیو) بھی—نہایت ناقابلِ مزاحمت، جس کا بڑا ہتھیار آم کی کونپل ہے—اپنے ساتھی بسنت کے ساتھ آشرم کو گیا۔
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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.