Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
पश्येद्वा स्मरते वापि सर्वदोषैर्विमुच्यते । सिद्धेश्वरः सिद्धवटश्च साक्षात्सिद्धांबिका सिद्धविनायकश्च । सिद्धेयक्षेत्राधिपतिश्च सिद्धसरस्तथा सिद्धकूपश्च सप्त
paśyedvā smarate vāpi sarvadoṣairvimucyate | siddheśvaraḥ siddhavaṭaśca sākṣātsiddhāṃbikā siddhavināyakaśca | siddheyakṣetrādhipatiśca siddhasarastathā siddhakūpaśca sapta
Qu’on les voie ou qu’on ne fasse que s’en souvenir, on est délivré de toutes les fautes. Les Sept sont : Siddheśvara, le Siddha-vaṭa, Siddhāmbikā elle-même, Siddhivināyaka, le Seigneur de Siddheyā-kṣetra, Siddha-saras (le lac sacré) et Siddha-kūpa (le puits saint).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddha-saptaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic map-like tableau of the seven Siddha presences: a Śiva-liṅga shrine (Siddheśvara), a grand banyan (Siddhavaṭa), Ambikā shrine, Vināyaka shrine, a guardian deity at the kṣetra gate, a lotus lake (Siddhasaras), and a stone-lined well (Siddhakūpa); pilgrims either walking the circuit or meditating upon it.
FAQs
Darśana (seeing) and smaraṇa (remembering) of a consecrated sacred complex purifies faults; the kṣetra’s holiness is embodied in its seven principal presences.
Siddheyā-kṣetra, especially through its Siddha-saptaka: Siddheśvara, Siddhavaṭa, Siddhāmbikā, Siddhivināyaka, the Kṣetrādhipati, Siddha-saras, and Siddha-kūpa.
A simple yet potent practice is given: obtain darśana of, or even mentally remember (smaraṇa) the Siddha-saptaka for purification from doṣas.