Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
श्रीमाता च तथा तारा देवी शत्रुविनाशिनी । केलीश्वरी न संप्रोक्ता तस्मात्तां वद सांप्रतम्
śrīmātā ca tathā tārā devī śatruvināśinī | kelīśvarī na saṃproktā tasmāttāṃ vada sāṃpratam
شری ماتا اور اسی طرح تارا—دشمنوں کو نیست کرنے والی دیوی—کا بیان ہو چکا۔ مگر کیلیشوری کا ذکر ابھی نہیں آیا؛ اس لیے اب اُن کے بارے میں فرمائیے۔
Ṛṣis (Sages) (implied, addressing Sūta)
Tirtha: Kelīśvarī-sthāna (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūtanandana addressed by sages
Scene: A sage-speaker enumerates Devī-forms—Śrīmātā and Tārā—then points to the ‘unspoken’ Kelīśvarī, urging the narrator to reveal her story; the atmosphere is orderly, like a catalog being completed.
FAQs
Devotional inquiry is itself a virtue—seeking the untold glory of a deity invites deeper understanding of Dharma and Śakti.
The verse introduces the forthcoming praise of Kelīśvarī, indicating a localized Mahātmya connected to her sacred presence (details follow in subsequent verses).
No explicit rite is stated here; it is a request to narrate the deity’s Mahātmya, which typically frames later prescriptions like darśana, pūjā, or tīrtha-snān.