Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
कथं च प्राप्तवान्सिद्धिं सिद्धमातुः प्रसादतः । एतदाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन श्रोतुं कौतूहलं हि नः
kathaṃ ca prāptavānsiddhiṃ siddhamātuḥ prasādataḥ | etadācakṣva tattvena śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ
Et comment obtint-il l’accomplissement spirituel par la grâce de Siddhamātā ? Dis-le-nous en toute vérité, car nous brûlons d’en entendre le récit.
Sages (question to the narrator, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Siddhamātā-sthāna (associated with Siddhaliṅga/Guptakṣetra)
Type: temple
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Śaunaka’s earnest request: sages with attentive faces; Sūta poised to begin the detailed account; in a symbolic overlay, Siddhamātā’s compassionate visage and a liṅga-shrine appear as the unseen source of siddhi.
FAQs
True attainment (siddhi) is portrayed as arising from divine grace, not merely personal effort.
No site is specified in this verse; it focuses on the grace of Siddhamātā.
No explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated here—only a request to narrate the truth of the attainment.