Shloka 5
Kāmodākhyāna
Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place
कन्या रमाख्या प्रथमा द्वितीया वारुणी स्मृता । कामोदाख्या तृतीया तु चतुर्थी तु वराभिधा ॥ ५ ॥
kanyā ramākhyā prathamā dvitīyā vāruṇī smṛtā | kāmodākhyā tṛtīyā tu caturthī tu varābhidhā || 5 ||
त्या कन्यारत्नांमध्ये पहिली ‘रमा’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध, दुसरी ‘वारुणी’ अशी स्मरणात; तिसरी ‘कामोदा’ आणि चौथी ‘वरा’ या नावाने ओळखली जाते।
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana dialogue/tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves a sacred fourfold nomenclature—Ramā, Vāruṇī, Kāmodā, and Varā—used to remember and invoke distinct auspicious aspects of the divine feminine within a tirtha/mahatmya setting.
Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine names): listing and recalling these names is itself a devotional act that focuses the mind on auspicious divine qualities.
Nirukta-style name-knowledge is implicit: the verse functions as a precise mnemonic list of proper names (saṃjñā), supporting correct recitation and ritual usage (prayoga) in a mahatmya context.