Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
श्रीमातारूपिणी देवी सैव जाता महीतले । अंधासुरवधार्थाय शंभुनाऽक्रांतचेतसा । सृष्टा केलीवरी देवी यया व्याप्तमिदं जगत्
śrīmātārūpiṇī devī saiva jātā mahītale | aṃdhāsuravadhārthāya śaṃbhunā'krāṃtacetasā | sṛṣṭā kelīvarī devī yayā vyāptamidaṃ jagat
ସେଇ ଦେବୀ ଶ୍ରୀମାତା-ରୂପିଣୀ ହୋଇ ମହୀତଳେ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଲେ। ଅନ୍ଧାସୁରବଧାର୍ଥେ କ୍ରିୟାଶୀଳଚେତା ଶମ୍ଭୁ କେଳୀବରୀ ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କଲେ; ଯାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତ ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ।
Sūta
Tirtha: Kelīvarī (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śrīmātā Devī is born on earth; Śambhu, stirred to action, brings forth Kelīvarī Devī—an all-pervading radiance filling the worlds—aimed at Andhaka’s destruction.
FAQs
Śiva and Śakti act together for Dharma: the all-pervading Goddess manifests in a specific form to remove a specific evil.
The verse directly elevates Kelīśvarī/Kelīvarī Devī as the focus of the Mahātmya, implying a sacred locale where her presence is especially celebrated.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse functions as a foundational origin-myth that authorizes shrine worship and pilgrimage connected to Kelīśvarī.