Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
विश्वामित्र उवाच । कामं कामयमानस्य यदि कामः स सिध्यति । तथान्यो जायते पुंसस्तत्क्षणादेव कल्पितः
viśvāmitra uvāca | kāmaṃ kāmayamānasya yadi kāmaḥ sa sidhyati | tathānyo jāyate puṃsastatkṣaṇādeva kalpitaḥ
毗湿瓦密多罗说：纵使渴求之人的愿望得以成就，就在那一刹那，他心中又生起另一个欲望，仿佛新近构想而出。
Viśvāmitra
Scene: Viśvāmitra teaching: a man receives a desired object (garland, gold, or throne), and at the same instant a new thought-form (another object) appears above his head like a fresh sprout—showing desire’s immediate regeneration.
FAQs
Desire is self-renewing; fulfillment does not end craving, so one should seek mastery of the mind rather than endless acquisition.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides universal instruction often embedded in tīrtha narratives.
No explicit ritual is stated; the implied sādhana is reducing kāma through discernment and restraint.
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