Skandapurana 16.137.1

16.137.1

.. īśvara uvāca .. ..
tatraiva saṃsthitaṃ paśyetkṣetrapālamanuttamam ..
kaṃkālabhairavaṃnāma bhairaveṇa niyojitam ..
tasya kṣetrasya rakṣārthaṃ prāṇināṃ duṣṭacetasām .. 1 ..

Īśvara said:
One should behold the peerless guardian of the field (kṣetrapāla) standing right there,
named Kaṅkālabhairava, appointed by Bhairava
for the protection of that field from living beings of evil intent. (1)