Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
ततःप्रभृति सा देवी तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे व्यवस्थिता । तन्नाम्ना कामदा नृणां सर्वव्यसननाशिनी
tataḥprabhṛti sā devī tasminkṣetre vyavasthitā | tannāmnā kāmadā nṛṇāṃ sarvavyasananāśinī
Dès lors, la Déesse demeura établie en ce kṣetra sacré ; et par ce même nom elle fut connue parmi les hommes comme « Kāmadā », celle qui anéantit toutes les infortunes.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kāmadā Devī-kṣetra (Ambā-Revatī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis
Scene: The Goddess is envisioned as firmly abiding in the sacred field—aniconic presence becoming iconic: a shrine, a pedestal, a lion emblem, and devotees naming her ‘Kāmadā’.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes spiritually potent when the deity is said to be permanently established there, granting boons and removing distress.
The kṣetra in Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya where the Goddess is declared to reside as Kāmadā.
Implicitly, worship at this kṣetra of Kāmadā Devī for wish-fulfillment and removal of misfortunes.