Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्नृपश्रेष्ठ सिद्धलिंगं सुसिद्धिदम् । सिद्धैस्तु स्थापितं लिंगं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
pulastya uvāca | tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha siddhaliṃgaṃ susiddhidam | siddhaistu sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
পুলস্ত্য ঋষিয়ে ক’লে: তেতিয়া, হে নৃপশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, সিদ্ধিলিঙ্গলৈ গমন কৰা উচিত, যি পূৰ্ণ সিদ্ধি দান কৰে। সিদ্ধসকলে স্থাপন কৰা এই লিঙ্গ সকলো মহাপাতক নাশ কৰে।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Siddhaliṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)
Scene: Pulastya directs the king onward to Siddhaliṅga; Siddhas are depicted in the past installing the liṅga, with subtle yogic radiance; the shrine emanates a sense of accomplishment and protection.
FAQs
Sacred sites founded by realized beings (Siddhas) are praised as powerful for purification and spiritual attainment.
Siddhaliṅga, a Śiva-liṅga established by the Siddhas in the Arbuda region.
Undertake pilgrimage (gacchet) to Siddhaliṅga; worship is implied by the māhātmya context.