प्रयागेशं महालिंगं तत्र तिष्ठति कामदम् । तत्सान्निध्याच्च तत्तीर्थं कामदं परिकीर्तितम्
prayāgeśaṃ mahāliṃgaṃ tatra tiṣṭhati kāmadam | tatsānnidhyācca tattīrthaṃ kāmadaṃ parikīrtitam
There stands the great Liṅga known as Prayāgeśa, the bestower of desired boons. And by its holy proximity, that very tīrtha is celebrated as Kāmada, “the wish-fulfilling.”
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāmada-tīrtha (by Prayāgeśa-sannidhya)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrims/seekers within the Kāśī discourse frame
Scene: At the confluence-ghats of Prayāga, a towering dark stone liṅga labeled Prayāgeśa stands under a canopy; pilgrims offer bilva, water, and lamps; the nearby ford is hailed as Kāmada.
Divine presence sanctifies a place: proximity to Śiva as Prayāgeśa makes the tīrtha itself ‘wish-fulfilling’ and spiritually potent.
Kāmada Tīrtha at Prayāga, sanctified by the Prayāgeśa Mahāliṅga.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse establishes the tīrtha’s name and power due to the Liṅga’s presence.