Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
ऐन्द्रे सौम्ये प्रजापत्ये ब्राह्मे चाष्टसु सिद्धयः । भवंति चाष्टौ शृणु ताः पार्थिवी या च तैजसी
aindre saumye prajāpatye brāhme cāṣṭasu siddhayaḥ | bhavaṃti cāṣṭau śṛṇu tāḥ pārthivī yā ca taijasī
In the Aindra, Saumya, Prājāpatya, and Brāhma realms, the siddhis arise in sets of eight. They become eightfold—listen to them: the ‘earthly’ and the ‘fiery’ types as well.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Listener: Pāṇḍava
Scene: A mandala of directions labeled Aindra/Saumya/Prājāpatya/Brāhma; eight siddhi symbols appear as icons; two elemental motifs—earth (mountain/soil) and fire (flame/sun)—color the powers.
FAQs
It systematizes yogic powers within a cosmic framework, implying that siddhis are structured phenomena—not the final goal of liberation.
No tīrtha is glorified; the verse maps siddhis to cosmological categories.
No ritual is stated; it introduces a taxonomy of siddhis for the yogin’s understanding.