Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
प्राप्नुयुः परमां सिद्धिमादित्या द्वादशैव तु । अतः सिद्धेश्वरः प्रोक्तः सिद्धिदः सिद्धिकाङ्क्षिणाम्
prāpnuyuḥ paramāṃ siddhimādityā dvādaśaiva tu | ataḥ siddheśvaraḥ proktaḥ siddhidaḥ siddhikāṅkṣiṇām
Indeed, the twelve Ādityas attained the supreme siddhi here. Therefore he is called ‘Siddheśvara’—the Lord of attainments—bestowing siddhi upon those who yearn for siddhi.
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrative voice continues in this adhyāya; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (implied)
Scene: Twelve radiant solar deities (Ādityas) stand in a semicircle performing worship to a liṅga; beams of sunlight converge into the sanctum, signifying ‘paramā siddhi’; Śiva’s presence is suggested as a luminous linga-tejas.
FAQs
Sacred places become ‘names of grace’: Siddheśvara is praised as the divine source of spiritual accomplishment for sincere seekers.
Siddheśvara Tīrtha, where the twelve Ādityas are said to have attained supreme siddhi.
The verse highlights the result (siddhi) rather than a detailed ritual; it implies devotion and seeking at Siddheśvara.