Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
सिद्धेनाराधितो यस्मात्तस्मात्सिद्धेश्वरः स्मृतः । तस्यैव वरदानाद्धि अत्रैवावस्थितो हरः
siddhenārādhito yasmāttasmātsiddheśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ | tasyaiva varadānāddhi atraivāvasthito haraḥ
ഒരു സിദ്ധൻ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ആരാധിച്ചതിനാൽ അദ്ദേഹം ‘സിദ്ധേശ്വരൻ’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; ആ ഭക്തന്റെ വരദാനത്താൽ ഹരൻ ഇവിടെ തന്നേ വസിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A Siddha (semi-divine yogin) performs intense worship before the liṅga; Śiva appears granting a boon; the boon results in Śiva’s continued presence at the shrine, with the liṅga glowing as ‘Siddheśvara’.
FAQs
A devotee’s intense worship can ‘anchor’ divine presence, turning a place into a lasting field of grace for others.
Siddheśvara (the Śiva-liṅga) established in the local kṣetra described in this adhyāya.
Worship/ārādhana of Śiva is implied; the verse primarily gives the etymology and sanctifying backstory.