Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अन्याश्चैव तु याः काश्चित्सिद्धयोऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः । ताः सर्वाः सह लिंगेन तस्मात्स्थानात्समुत्थिताः
anyāścaiva tu yāḥ kāścitsiddhayo'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ | tāḥ sarvāḥ saha liṃgena tasmātsthānātsamutthitāḥ
മറ്റു പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ട സിദ്ധികൾ—പ്രസിദ്ധമായ അഷ്ടസിദ്ധികൾ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച്—അവയെല്ലാം ആ ലിംഗത്തോടുകൂടി ആ പുണ്യസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു।
Śiva (addressing Devī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Someśvara precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Eight siddhis personified as subtle luminous forms orbiting the liṅga like planets around a sun; the ground itself glows, indicating ‘the place’ as the source, with pilgrims witnessing the radiance in awe.
FAQs
The verse teaches that siddhis are secondary signs of sanctity; they are shown as emanations of the holy place centered on the Liṅga.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s sacred locus connected with the Someśvara Liṅga.
No specific practice is prescribed; the statement is descriptive of the kṣetra’s greatness.