Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
पुनर्यत्सिद्धलिंगस्य पूर्वं माहात्म्यकीर्तने । इत्युक्तं यत्प्रसादेन सिद्धमातुस्तु सेत्स्यति
punaryatsiddhaliṃgasya pūrvaṃ māhātmyakīrtane | ityuktaṃ yatprasādena siddhamātustu setsyati
Et encore—ce qui fut dit auparavant lors de la proclamation du māhātmya du Siddhaliṅga : que, par la grâce de Celui-là, la Siddhamātā (la Mère vénérable) atteindra assurément l’accomplissement.
Śaunaka (continuing his query/recall to Sūta)
Tirtha: Siddhaliṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A narrator recalls an earlier proclamation: the Siddhaliṅga shrine glows; beside it, Siddhamātā (a maternal Devī form) bestows blessing; devotees receive ‘siddhi’ as a calm radiance rather than spectacle.
FAQs
Siddhi (spiritual fulfillment) is ultimately grounded in prasāda—divine grace—celebrated through māhātmya narration.
The verse points to the Siddhaliṅga tradition within the same kṣetra framework, linking local sanctity to divine grace.
No explicit rite; it references māhātmya-kīrtana (recitation/narration of glory) as the devotional context for receiving grace.