Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
बिलमध्ये च संपश्यन्सिद्धान्भास्करसन्निभान् । यात्येवं यात्यसौ पार्थ कलापं ग्राममुत्तमम्
bilamadhye ca saṃpaśyansiddhānbhāskarasannibhān | yātyevaṃ yātyasau pārtha kalāpaṃ grāmamuttamam
ഗുഹയുടെ ഉള്ളിൽ അവൻ സൂര്യസദൃശമായ ദീപ്തിയുള്ള സിദ്ധന്മാരെ കാണുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ, ഹേ പാർഥ, അവൻ മുന്നോട്ട് പോയി ‘കലാപ’ എന്ന ഉത്തമ ഗ്രാമത്തിലെത്തുന്നു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); internal vocative 'pārtha' retained from narrative address
Tirtha: Kalāpa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Inside the cave, the pilgrim beholds siddhas—radiant, serene, sun-like—standing or floating in a luminous chamber; beyond, the path opens toward the idyllic village of Kalāpa.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is portrayed as entry into a sanctified cosmos where Siddhas dwell, rewarding perseverance with access to higher realms.
Kalāpa-grāma (the village named Kalāpa) is presented as a superior destination reached through the sacred passage.
No new rite is added here; it describes the experiential फल (result) of the prior practices—vision of Siddhas and arrival at Kalāpa.