Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
अथ तस्याः प्रभावं तं ज्ञात्वा व्याससमुद्भवः । स्थानेऽत्र स्थापयामास संसिद्धिं प परां गतः
atha tasyāḥ prabhāvaṃ taṃ jñātvā vyāsasamudbhavaḥ | sthāne'tra sthāpayāmāsa saṃsiddhiṃ pa parāṃ gataḥ
Dann, als er die Größe ihrer Macht erkannt hatte, errichtete der aus Vyāsa Hervorgegangene hier an diesem Ort ihre Verehrung und erlangte die höchste Vollendung.
Narrator (contextual, within the story)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage of Vyāsa’s lineage, having discerned Devī’s prabhāva, performs a formal establishment rite at the site—setting an icon/yantra or instituting worship—then is shown radiant, having attained supreme siddhi.
FAQs
Recognizing divine prabhāva leads to instituting enduring worship at a place, and such dharmic establishment culminates in higher spiritual perfection.
“Here, in this place” refers to the Adhyāya 150 tīrtha-sthāna where Kelīśvarī Devī’s tradition is established.
Sthāpana—formally establishing the deity’s presence/worship at the local sacred site.