Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ततः शुक्रः प्रहृष्टात्मा गत्वांधकमुवाच ह । सिद्धा केलीश्वरी देवी यथा शम्भोस्तथा मम
tataḥ śukraḥ prahṛṣṭātmā gatvāṃdhakamuvāca ha | siddhā kelīśvarī devī yathā śambhostathā mama
Daraufhin ging Śukra, von Freude im Herzen erfüllt, zu Andhaka und sprach: „Die Göttin Kelīśvarī ist vollendet und unfehlbar; wie sie für Śambhu (Śiva) ist, so ist sie auch für mich.“
Śukra (Bhārgava)
Tirtha: Kelīśvarī-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śukra, radiant with success, approaches Andhaka and proclaims Kelīśvarī Devī’s accomplished power; the scene contrasts the calm certainty of spiritual attainment with the tension of impending battle decisions.
FAQs
Divine power is impartial to sincere approach; the same Goddess who blesses Śiva’s sphere also grants aid to devotees who seek refuge properly.
Kelīśvarī Devī’s sacred locale within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya is implied as the seat of her ‘siddhi’ (proven power).
No explicit rite is given; the verse functions as testimony (māhātmya) encouraging worship and reliance on the Goddess.