Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
तानि नाशं समायांति तत्र सिद्धे श्वरार्चनात् । एवं ज्ञात्वा तु यत्नेन तत्र यात्रां समाचरेत्
tāni nāśaṃ samāyāṃti tatra siddhe śvarārcanāt | evaṃ jñātvā tu yatnena tatra yātrāṃ samācaret
Ces obstacles s’anéantissent là-bas par l’adoration de Siddheśvara. Le sachant, qu’on accomplisse avec ardeur le pèlerinage vers ce lieu.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (Varārohā, Prabhāsa)
Type: temple
Scene: A determined pilgrim performs Siddheśvara-arcana—offering water, bilva, incense—while dark vighna-forms dissolve; the scene ends with the pilgrim setting out on a path, symbolizing ‘yatnena yātrā’.
FAQs
Purification is achieved by worship: devotion to Siddheśvara is presented as the practical means to dissolve inner vighnas.
Siddheśvara’s shrine within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, recommended as a destination for yātrā.
Siddheśvarārcana (worship of Siddheśvara) and purposeful yātrā (pilgrimage) are explicitly enjoined.