Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
अस्मिन्स्थाने सदा तिष्ठ मुनीनां हितकाम्यया । कंटकाः शोषिता दैत्यास्तेन कंटकशोषिणी । अद्यप्रभृति नामास्तु तेन देवि सदा त्विह
asminsthāne sadā tiṣṭha munīnāṃ hitakāmyayā | kaṃṭakāḥ śoṣitā daityāstena kaṃṭakaśoṣiṇī | adyaprabhṛti nāmāstu tena devi sadā tviha
«Demeure à jamais en ce lieu, ô Déesse, par désir de faire le bien des munis. Puisque tu as desséché (détruit) les daityas, ces “épines”, que ton nom ici soit “Kaṇṭakaśoṣiṇī”, Celle qui dessèche les épines. Dès ce jour, ô Devi, que tel soit ton nom, et reste ici pour toujours.»
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kaṇṭakaśoṣiṇī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: The sages petition the Devī to remain permanently; a symbolic withering of thorny shrubs/demonic forms occurs as her gaze falls, and a new shrine-marker (liṅga/śakti-pīṭha-like emblem) is established with the name ‘Kaṇṭakaśoṣiṇī’.
FAQs
Divine presence is established in a sacred place for the welfare of seekers; the Goddess removes obstacles (‘thorns’) that hinder dharma.
A Devi-sthāna within Prabhāsakṣetra, praised under the epithet “Kaṇṭakaśoṣiṇī” in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it primarily establishes the deity’s abiding presence and name at the site.