Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
एवं भक्तिपराणां च महेशे च जगद्गुरौ । सिद्धिः करतले तेषां सत्यं प्रतिवदामि वः
evaṃ bhaktiparāṇāṃ ca maheśe ca jagadgurau | siddhiḥ karatale teṣāṃ satyaṃ prativadāmi vaḥ
अशा रीतीने जगद्गुरु महेशावर भक्तिपरायण असणाऱ्यांची सिद्धी जणू करतळावरच असते—हे सत्य मी तुम्हांला सांगतो।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), addressing the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: In-text audience (inquirers/ṛṣis)
Scene: A teacherly proclamation: the narrator/ācārya figure gestures as if placing ‘siddhi’ in an open palm; behind, a serene Śiva presence symbolizes Jagadguru.
FAQs
Wholehearted devotion to Śiva makes spiritual accomplishment readily attainable.
Kedāra (context), framed as a locus where Śiva’s grace makes siddhi accessible.
No specific rite is listed; it recommends bhakti as the principal means.