Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
ततः षष्टिसहस्राणि वालखिल्या महर्षयः । तत्र सिद्धिमनुप्राप्तास्तेन सिद्धेश्वरेति च
tataḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi vālakhilyā maharṣayaḥ | tatra siddhimanuprāptāstena siddheśvareti ca
Darauf erlangten dort sechzigtausend Vālakhilya‑Großseher die geistige Vollendung; daher wird er auch Siddheśvara genannt.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (same liṅga)
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: A vast assembly of tiny ascetic figures—Vālakhilyas—surrounding a liṅga, radiating light as they attain siddhi; the shrine is suffused with tapas-fire and stillness.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes renowned because realized beings attained siddhi there; the site’s sanctity is authenticated by rishi-accomplishment.
The Prabhāsa Kṣetra liṅga revered also as Siddheśvara.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse explains the origin of the epithet ‘Siddheśvara’.