Skandapurana 16.317.21

16.317.21

asminsthāne sadā tiṣṭha munīnāṃ hitakāmyayā ..
kaṃṭakāḥ śoṣitā daityāstena kaṃṭakaśoṣiṇī ..
adyaprabhṛti nāmāstu tena devi sadā tviha .. 21 ..

remain always in this place out of desire for the welfare of the sages. / The Daityas, who were thorns, have been withered; hence let your name / always be Kaṇṭakaśoṣiṇī (‘Withering the Thorns’) here from this day forward, O goddess.”