Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अन्याश्चैव तु याः काश्चित्सिद्धयोऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः । ताः सर्वाः सह लिंगेन तस्मात्स्थानात्समुत्थिताः
anyāścaiva tu yāḥ kāścitsiddhayo'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ | tāḥ sarvāḥ saha liṃgena tasmātsthānātsamutthitāḥ
Et quelles que soient les autres siddhi proclamées—en particulier les huit perfections célèbres—toutes, avec le Liṅga, sont nées de ce lieu sacré.
Śiva (addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Someśvara precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Eight siddhis personified as subtle luminous forms orbiting the liṅga like planets around a sun; the ground itself glows, indicating ‘the place’ as the source, with pilgrims witnessing the radiance in awe.
FAQs
The verse teaches that siddhis are secondary signs of sanctity; they are shown as emanations of the holy place centered on the Liṅga.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s sacred locus connected with the Someśvara Liṅga.
No specific practice is prescribed; the statement is descriptive of the kṣetra’s greatness.