Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87
ततस्तस्य प्रभावेन स्वल्पैरेव दिनैर्द्विजाः । संप्राप्तः परमां सिद्धिं दुर्लभां याज्ञिकैरपि
tatastasya prabhāvena svalpaireva dinairdvijāḥ | saṃprāptaḥ paramāṃ siddhiṃ durlabhāṃ yājñikairapi
मग त्या तीर्थाच्या प्रभावाने, हे द्विजांनो, अल्पच दिवसांत त्याने परम सिद्धी प्राप्त केली; जी यज्ञकर्मात रत याज्ञिकांनाही दुर्लभ आहे.
Sūta (narrator)
Tirtha: Kalaśeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A pilgrim, newly arrived, stands before the Kalaśeśvara liṅga; within a short span his aura brightens, suggesting swift siddhi, while learned brāhmaṇas witness in wonder.
FAQs
The sanctity of a kṣetra and devotion there can grant swift realization beyond what mere ritual expertise typically achieves.
The verse refers to the prabhāva (power) of the Kalaśeśvara sacred site/liṅga in this adhyāya.
No new rite is prescribed; it emphasizes the result (siddhi) arising from the site’s power and prior austerity.