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
Alors Śukra, l’âme réjouie, alla vers Andhaka et dit : «La Déesse Kelīśvarī est accomplie et infaillible ; telle qu’elle est pour Śambhu (Śiva), telle elle est aussi pour moi.»
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.