So this temerity of Kamdeo was bound to boomerang upon him—for Lord Shiva
became so annoyed and angry that he opened his legendary ‘third eye’ which spewed
fire and burnt Kamdeo in an instant.
These developments are elaborately described in Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand,
from Chaupai line no. 5 that precedes Doha no. 84—to Chaupai line no. 8 that
precedes Doha no. 87.]jfr ifr ghu eyhu fcyksfd fclwjfrA
uhydaB e`nq lhy Ñike; ewjfrAA27AA
vklqrks"k ifjrks"k dhUg cj nhUgsmA
flo mnkl rft ckl vur xe dhUgsmAA28AA
rati pati hīna malīna bilōki bisūrati.
nīlakaṇṭha mṛdu sīla kṛpāmaya mūrati. 27.
āsutōṣa paritōṣa kīnha bara dīnhē'u.
siva udāsa taji bāsa anata gama kīnhē'u. 28.
27-28. When the Lord with a blue-tinged throat (i.e. Lord Shiva) saw that Rati (the
consort of Kamdeo-cupid) was extremely sad and dismayed, grieving, mourning and
lamenting at the lose of her dear husband who had been killed by the wrath of the
Lord himself, the most merciful and compassionate Lord who is very easy to be
pleased was very much moved at her plight and felt sympathy for her (Rati). The
gracious Lord regretted the developments and empathized with her, but since nothing
could be done now, he blessed Rati and granted her a boon (that her wish to be
reunited with her husband Kamdeo would be fulfilled in the next life when he would
be born as the son of Lord Krishna).^1
Lord Shiva was so sorry for what had happened that he left the place to forget
about it and went somewhere else. (27-28)
[Note—^1 When Shiva burnt Kamdeo, the latter’s wife Rati came grieving, and fell at
the feet of the Lord, asking for forgiveness and his blessings so that she could find her
lost husband once again. She said that it is impossible for her to live without him.
Shiva is most forgiving, kind, compassionate and loving. So though he had burnt
Kamdeo for disturbing him in his meditation, when he saw Rati mourning, grieving
and lamenting he felt very sad himself—because she was not at fault at all, and
therefore should not be punished. Since it was not possible to revive Kamdeo at that
instant because he was reduced to ashes, the only way out of the dilemma was to
reunite the couple later on during Lord Vishnu’s advent on earth as Lord Krishna. So,
Lord Shiva blessed her that she would be reunited with her husband during the
incarnation of Lord Krishna. Satisfied, Rati went her way.
These developments are narrated in Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, from Chanda
that precedes Doha no. 87—to Chaupai line no. 3 that precedes Doha no. 88.
Even the Gods praised Lord Shiva for this gracious and kind act of his. They
said—“Oh the merciful Lord. You have done the right thing by blessing Rati after
having punished Kamdeo by burning him. It is your natural kindness that you first
punish a creature for his misdeeds, but then immediately compensate him and grant
him pardon. Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line nos. 2-3 that precede
Doha no. 89.]