Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81
तथा चैव तु चान्यानि चमत्कारपुरस्य च । हरिभद्राभिधानं तं भर्तृयज्ञसमन्वितम्
tathā caiva tu cānyāni camatkārapurasya ca | haribhadrābhidhānaṃ taṃ bhartṛyajñasamanvitam
De même, dans d’autres récits liés à Camatkārapura, on le désigne sous le nom de Haribhadra, pourvu de l’observance du Bhartṛyajña.
Deductive: Skanda (narrating the Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator evokes ‘other accounts’ of Camatkārapura, revealing that the same revered figure is known as Haribhadra, distinguished by the Bhartṛyajña observance; the town’s aura suggests marvel and sanctity.
FAQs
Purāṇas preserve multiple local traditions (nāma and kathā) that collectively establish a site’s sanctity and dharmic authority.
Camatkārapura, through its traditions that remember and honor Haribhadra.
Bhartṛyajña is referenced as a defining sacrificial discipline associated with Haribhadra.