Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सोमेशादीशदिग्भागे वरारोहेति या स्मृता । तस्याश्च पूर्वदिग्भागे देवं सिद्धेश्वरं परम् । अभिगम्य नरो भक्त्या अणिमादिकमाप्नुयात्
someśādīśadigbhāge varāroheti yā smṛtā | tasyāśca pūrvadigbhāge devaṃ siddheśvaraṃ param | abhigamya naro bhaktyā aṇimādikamāpnuyāt
सोमेशाच्या ईशान दिशेला ‘वरारोहा’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध स्थान आहे; तिच्या पूर्व भागात परमदेव सिद्धेश्वर विराजमान आहेत. भक्तिभावाने त्यांचे दर्शन-पूजन केल्यास नर अणिमा इत्यादी योगसिद्धी प्राप्त करतो.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara at Varārohā (within Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a Śiva-liṅga named Siddheśvara set in the eastern quarter of Varārohā, with siddhas subtly present; the landscape suggests coastal Prabhāsa with sanctified directional markers.
FAQs
Devotional approach to Siddheśvara in the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa is said to awaken extraordinary spiritual capacities.
Varārohā in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the eastern part where Siddheśvara is situated, near Someśvara.
Abhिगमन (going/approaching) and bhakti (devotional worship) of Siddheśvara are recommended as the means to attain siddhis.