Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
ब्रह्मोवाच । भवद्भिर्योगसंसिद्धैर्यस्मात्संस्थापितः शिवः । तस्मात्सिद्धेश्वर इति ख्यातिं लोके गमिष्यति
brahmovāca | bhavadbhiryogasaṃsiddhairyasmātsaṃsthāpitaḥ śivaḥ | tasmātsiddheśvara iti khyātiṃ loke gamiṣyati
ബ്രഹ്മാ പറഞ്ഞു—“യോഗസംസിദ്ധരായ നിങ്ങൾ ശിവനെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ചതിനാൽ, അദ്ദേഹം ലോകത്തിൽ ‘സിദ്ധേശ്വരൻ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനാകും.”
Brahmā
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā speaks to the sages, pointing toward the liṅga as if bestowing a title; the air feels like a formal consecration of reputation—‘Siddheśvara’ proclaimed.
FAQs
Spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) and devotion sanctify place and deity; sacred names arise from realized practice, not mere convention.
Siddheśvara—the Śiva-liṅga established in the Dvārakā region as described in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā performed by yoga-accomplished sages, implying purity, discipline, and proper consecration.