Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
यादृक्तेन पुरा प्रोक्तो देवदेवेन शूलिना । येनैव स्थापिता चात्र देवी केलीवरी पुरा । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा लोके तत्र याऽराधिता पुरा
yādṛktena purā prokto devadevena śūlinā | yenaiva sthāpitā cātra devī kelīvarī purā | sarvasiddhipradā loke tatra yā'rādhitā purā
Sebagaimana dahulu telah diisytiharkan oleh Dewa segala dewa, Tuhan yang memegang trisula—Dialah yang pernah menegakkan Dewi Kelīvarī di sini pada zaman silam—maka Dewi itu, yang dahulu dipuja di tempat tersebut, dikenal di dunia sebagai pemberi segala siddhi dan pencapaian.
Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the tīrtha account)
Tirtha: Kelīvarī/Kelīśvarī-sthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as Śūlin installs (pratiṣṭhā) the goddess Kelīvarī—either as a mūrti or as a sacred emblem—while sages and devotees witness; the goddess radiates boons symbolizing varied siddhis (health, victory, knowledge, liberation).
FAQs
Śakti worship rooted in sacred place-tradition grants siddhi when performed with reverence and continuity.
The locale where Devī Kelīvarī was installed and worshipped, presented as a siddhi-bestowing sacred center.
Implicit prescription: ārādhana (devotional worship) of Devī Kelīvarī at her स्थापित-sthāna (installed seat).