Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
यथा शृंगं रुरोः काये वर्द्धमाने हि वर्द्धते । अनंतपारा दुर्वारा तृष्णा दुःखप्रदा सदा । अधर्मबहुला चैव तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत्
yathā śṛṃgaṃ ruroḥ kāye varddhamāne hi varddhate | anaṃtapārā durvārā tṛṣṇā duḥkhapradā sadā | adharmabahulā caiva tasmāttāṃ parivarjayet
Như sừng nai lớn lên cùng thân thể, dục vọng cũng lớn theo đời người. Ái dục không bờ bến, khó chế ngự, luôn sinh khổ; lại đầy dẫy phi pháp (adharma), vì thế nên từ bỏ nó.
Bharadvāja (continuing)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A deer with a growing horn symbolizes expanding craving; the horn becomes a spiraling, shoreless wave encircling a human figure. A sage cuts the spiral with a sword of viveka; Somnātha’s shrine stands steady behind.
FAQs
Craving expands unchecked, breeds adharma, and produces suffering; liberation requires abandoning it.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the Māhātmya teaches that the true fruit of sacred places is mastery over desire.
No ritual act is specified; it prescribes inner restraint and renunciation of tṛṣṇā.