Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
आत्मशक्तिं तत्र मुक्त्वा प्रोवाचेदं वचः शुभा । यस्मादतीव कालासि नाम्ना त्वं कालिका भव
ātmaśaktiṃ tatra muktvā provācedaṃ vacaḥ śubhā | yasmādatīva kālāsi nāmnā tvaṃ kālikā bhava
वहाँ अपनी आत्मशक्ति को छोड़कर शुभा देवी ने यह वचन कहा— “क्योंकि तू अत्यन्त कृष्णवर्णा है, इसलिए नाम से तू ‘कालिका’ होगी।”
Pārvatī (as narrated by Sūta)
Scene: The auspicious Devī releases a portion of her own śakti, then pronounces a naming decree: ‘Because you are exceedingly dark, you shall be called Kālikā.’ The moment is both maternal and terrifying—creation of a fierce emanation through speech.
FAQs
Names in Purāṇic tradition reveal function and essence; Kālikā signifies a power that absorbs and overcomes darkness and fear.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None; it is a naming and empowerment moment (śakti-prakāśa).