Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
अथासौ हृदयं भित्त्वा तस्य दैत्यस्य दारुणा । चमत्कारपुरोपांते पतिता रुधिरोक्षिता
athāsau hṛdayaṃ bhittvā tasya daityasya dāruṇā | camatkārapuropāṃte patitā rudhirokṣitā
Cette lance redoutable, ayant transpercé le cœur du démon, tomba près des abords de Camatkārapura, éclaboussée de sang.
Sūta (deduced from the narration; explicit from v.23 onward)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura-pārśva (Śakti-pāta-sthāna, implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The spear pierces Tāraka’s heart; then, dripping blood, it drops to the earth near Camatkārapura’s outskirts, the ground glowing where it lands.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is often anchored in a divine act; the landscape becomes sanctified through dharma’s victory over adharma.
Camatkārapura and its immediate environs (upānta) are explicitly named, indicating the locale whose māhātmya is being established.
None in this verse; it supplies the place-linked mythic event that later supports tīrtha-glorification.