Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
अपुत्रा पुत्रिणः स्युस्ते पुत्रिणश्चापि पौत्रिणः । निर्धना धनवंतश्च सिद्धेश्वररता नराः
aputrā putriṇaḥ syuste putriṇaścāpi pautriṇaḥ | nirdhanā dhanavaṃtaśca siddheśvararatā narāḥ
सिद्धेश्वर में रत पुरुषों के लिए—जो अपुत्र हैं वे पुत्रवान होते हैं; जो पुत्रवान हैं वे पौत्रवान होते हैं; और जो निर्धन हैं वे धनवान हो जाते हैं।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees—couples and householders—stand before Siddheśvara with offerings; the scene subtly shows blessings of children and abundance (grain, coins, full vessels) as symbolic outcomes.
FAQs
Sincere devotion to the kṣetra-deity is portrayed as a source of worldly stability—lineage and livelihood—supporting dharmic life.
The Siddheśvara kṣetra praised in Dvārakā-māhātmya (Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa).
Not a specific rite here; it states the phala (results) for those who are devoted to Siddheśvara.
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