Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्नृपश्रेष्ठ सिद्धलिंगं सुसिद्धिदम् । सिद्धैस्तु स्थापितं लिंगं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
pulastya uvāca | tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha siddhaliṃgaṃ susiddhidam | siddhaistu sthāpitaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
पुलस्त्य म्हणाले—हे नृपश्रेष्ठ, मग सिद्धलिंगाकडे जा, जे उत्तम सिद्धी देणारे आहे। ते लिंग सिद्धांनी स्थापित केले असून सर्व महापातकांचा नाश करते।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Siddhaliṅga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)
Scene: Pulastya directs the king onward to Siddhaliṅga; Siddhas are depicted in the past installing the liṅga, with subtle yogic radiance; the shrine emanates a sense of accomplishment and protection.
FAQs
Sacred sites founded by realized beings (Siddhas) are praised as powerful for purification and spiritual attainment.
Siddhaliṅga, a Śiva-liṅga established by the Siddhas in the Arbuda region.
Undertake pilgrimage (gacchet) to Siddhaliṅga; worship is implied by the māhātmya context.