Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
स्नात्वा पिंडान्वटे कृत्वा पूजयन्मां च सिद्धभाक् । सदा योऽभ्यर्चयेन्मां च ब्रह्मचारी जितेंद्रियः
snātvā piṃḍānvaṭe kṛtvā pūjayanmāṃ ca siddhabhāk | sadā yo'bhyarcayenmāṃ ca brahmacārī jiteṃdriyaḥ
स्नान करके, वटवृक्ष के पास पिण्ड-दान कर, और मेरी पूजा करके वह सिद्धि का भागी होता है। जो सदा ब्रह्मचारी और जितेन्द्रिय होकर मेरी अर्चना करता है, वह उस फल को प्राप्त करता है।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution
Tirtha: Siddhavaṭa (for piṇḍa) within Siddheyā-kṣetra
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at a sacred water source, then under a vast banyan (Siddhavaṭa) offers piṇḍas on darbha, followed by worship at a shrine; the pilgrim is depicted as restrained and serene, with minimal possessions, embodying brahmacarya and sense-control.
FAQs
Purity of conduct (brahmacarya, sense-control) combined with tīrtha-rituals (bath, offerings, worship) leads to siddhi and divine favor.
The Siddhakūpa area, with a sacred vaṭa (banyan) connected to ancestor offerings and worship.
Snāna (bathing), piṇḍa offerings at a banyan tree, and continuous worship (abhyarcana), especially with brahmacarya and sense-restraint.