Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
चतुर्विंशतिः पूर्वाश्चाप्यष्टावेताश्च सिद्धयः । गन्धर्वलोके द्वात्रिंशदत ऊर्ध्वं निशामय
caturviṃśatiḥ pūrvāścāpyaṣṭāvetāśca siddhayaḥ | gandharvaloke dvātriṃśadata ūrdhvaṃ niśāmaya
മുമ്പ് പറഞ്ഞ ഇരുപത്തിനാലു സിദ്ധികളും ഈ എട്ടും ചേർന്ന്—ഗന്ധർവലോകത്തിൽ മുപ്പത്തിരണ്ട് സിദ്ധികൾ ഉണ്ട്. ഇനി അതിനുമീതെയുള്ളത് കേൾക്കുക.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Gandharva-loka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-sage gestures as if counting on fingers or beads; behind him, a celestial register or scroll displays ‘32’ siddhis, while an upward path of light indicates ‘listen to what is above’.
FAQs
Spiritual attainments are systematically classified; higher realms are associated with broader catalogs of subtle powers.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is cosmological (Gandharva-loka).
None; the verse is a numerical summary and transition to further teaching.