Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98
महोदये महायक्षः सुयज्ञः पूतके वने । सिद्धेश्वरे शुक्लवर्णो विभायां पद्मबोधकः
mahodaye mahāyakṣaḥ suyajñaḥ pūtake vane | siddheśvare śuklavarṇo vibhāyāṃ padmabodhakaḥ
মহোদয়ত তেওঁ মহাযক্ষ; পূতকে বনত তেওঁ সুযজ্ঞ নামে খ্যাত। সিদ্ধেশ্বৰত তেওঁ শুক্লবৰ্ণ—উজ্জ্বল শুভ্ৰবৰ্ণ—আৰু বিভাত তেওঁ পদ্মবোধক—জ্ঞান-পদ্মে জাগ্ৰত কৰোঁতা; এইদৰে পবিত্ৰ ভূগোলে শুচিতা আৰু সিদ্ধিৰ পথ শিকায়।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahodaya / Pūtake-vana / Siddheśvara / Vibhā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forested sacred route: Mahodaya with a guardian yakṣa aura near a shrine; Pūtake-vana with a yajña-kuṇḍa and sages; Siddheśvara with a radiant white (śukla) liṅga; Vibhā with a lotus pond emitting light, deity bestowing awakening.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is a path of purification and awakening: forest shrines, siddha-kṣetras, and luminous forms guide the seeker toward realization.
Mahodaya, Pūtake forest, Siddheśvara, and Vibhā are praised as loci of distinct divine manifestations.
No explicit ritual is stated; the epithets suggest inner yajña (right worship) and purity cultivated through tīrtha-sevā.