Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
सिद्धिदा साधकेंद्राणां महाविद्यां जपंति ये । धीरेभ्यो ब्रह्मचारिभ्यः सत्यचित्तेभ्य एव च
siddhidā sādhakeṃdrāṇāṃ mahāvidyāṃ japaṃti ye | dhīrebhyo brahmacāribhyaḥ satyacittebhya eva ca
তিনি সাধকদের মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠদের সিদ্ধিদাত্রী—যারা মহাবিদ্যার জপ করে। তিনি ধীরজনকে, ব্রহ্মচারীদেরকে এবং সত্যে প্রতিষ্ঠিত চিত্তবানদেরকেও বর দেন।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution
Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā Mahāvidyā-japa kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of austere sādhakas—brahmacārins with matted hair or neatly tied topknots—sit in a cave courtyard chanting Mahāvidyā; Siddhāmbikā presides, bestowing boons to the steadfast and truthful.
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Mantra-power matures in those grounded in dharma—steadfastness, brahmacarya, and truthfulness—making them fit vessels for siddhi.
The Siddhakūpa/Siddheśa region where Siddhāmbikā is present and grants results to qualified practitioners.
Japa of the Mahāvidyā, supported by brahmacarya, dhairya (steadfastness), and satya (truthfulness).