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 ||
அந்த கன்னி-ரத்தினங்களில் முதலாவது ‘ரமா’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றது; இரண்டாவது ‘வாருணீ’ என நினைவுகூரப்படுகிறது; மூன்றாவது ‘காமோதா’, நான்காவது ‘வரா’ என அழைக்கப்படுகிறது।
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.