Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 118
यत्र कामावसायित्वं माहेश्वरपदस्थिताः । सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मत्वमणिमा शीघ्रत्वाल्लघिमा स्मृता
yatra kāmāvasāyitvaṃ māheśvarapadasthitāḥ | sūkṣmātsūkṣmatvamaṇimā śīghratvāllaghimā smṛtā
माहेश्वर पदात स्थित जनांस कामावसायित्व—म्हणजे संकल्पाची पूर्ण सिद्धी—असते. सूक्ष्माहूनही सूक्ष्म होणे अणिमा, आणि शीघ्रतेमुळे लघिमा मानली आहे.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A yogin merged in Śiva-consciousness; the world appears as subtle layers. The yogin becomes atom-like (aṇimā) and moves with effortless speed (laghimā); intention manifests without friction (kāmāvasāyitva).
FAQs
Union with the Māheśvara state is portrayed as the root from which extraordinary capacities like subtlety and swiftness naturally arise.
No geographical tīrtha is referenced; the verse is philosophical, describing the Māheśvara-pada.
None explicitly; it defines siddhis and a spiritual state rather than prescribing rites.