Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
सिद्धांबिकां समाराध्य सिद्धिमाप्स्यति दुर्लभाम् । यो मां द्रक्ष्यति चात्रस्थं यश्च मां पूजयिष्यति । वादप्रचारतो वापि पुण्यावाप्तिर्भविष्यति
siddhāṃbikāṃ samārādhya siddhimāpsyati durlabhām | yo māṃ drakṣyati cātrasthaṃ yaśca māṃ pūjayiṣyati | vādapracārato vāpi puṇyāvāptirbhaviṣyati
Having duly worshipped Siddhāmbikā, one attains a rare and difficult-to-obtain spiritual success (siddhi). Whoever beholds me established here, and whoever worships me—indeed, even by speaking of this and spreading its account—will gain merit (puṇya).
Śiva (Śaṅkara/Tryambaka), inferred from immediate context of boons and later 'Śaṅkara said'
Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā-kṣetra (Vighnakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees worship Siddhāmbikā at her shrine; nearby stands the resident divine figure referenced as ‘me established here’; some devotees listen as a narrator recites the māhātmya, indicating merit through proclamation.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through worship, darśana, and even sharing sacred lore becomes a direct cause of rare spiritual accomplishment and puṇya.
The verse points to the locale where Śiva is 'established here' in connection with Siddhāmbikā and the Siddhiliṅga tradition within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa (Adhyāya 36).
Propitiation (samārādhana) of Siddhāmbikā, darśana of Śiva at the spot, and pūjā; additionally, narrating/propagating the māhātmya is itself meritorious.