Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सोमेशादीशदिग्भागे वरारोहेति या स्मृता । तस्याश्च पूर्वदिग्भागे देवं सिद्धेश्वरं परम् । अभिगम्य नरो भक्त्या अणिमादिकमाप्नुयात्
someśādīśadigbhāge varāroheti yā smṛtā | tasyāśca pūrvadigbhāge devaṃ siddheśvaraṃ param | abhigamya naro bhaktyā aṇimādikamāpnuyāt
Im nordöstlichen Bereich von Someśa liegt der Ort, der als Varārohā in Erinnerung ist. In seinem östlichen Teil weilt die höchste Gottheit, Siddheśvara. Wer sich Ihm in Hingabe nähert, kann aṇimā und die übrigen yogischen Vollkommenheiten erlangen.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara at Varārohā (within Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a Śiva-liṅga named Siddheśvara set in the eastern quarter of Varārohā, with siddhas subtly present; the landscape suggests coastal Prabhāsa with sanctified directional markers.
FAQs
Devotional approach to Siddheśvara in the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa is said to awaken extraordinary spiritual capacities.
Varārohā in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the eastern part where Siddheśvara is situated, near Someśvara.
Abhिगमन (going/approaching) and bhakti (devotional worship) of Siddheśvara are recommended as the means to attain siddhis.