Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
जगदादौ मूलूप्रकृतेरुत्पन्ना सा प्रकीर्त्यते । आराधिता यतः सिद्धैस्तस्मात्सिद्धांबिका च सा
jagadādau mūlūprakṛterutpannā sā prakīrtyate | ārādhitā yataḥ siddhaistasmātsiddhāṃbikā ca sā
Baginda Dewi itu diisytiharkan telah muncul pada permulaan jagat raya daripada Hakikat Asal, Mūlaprakṛti. Dan kerana para Siddha telah memuja baginda, maka baginda dikenali sebagai Siddhāmbikā.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating
Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā
Type: temple
Scene: Siddhāmbikā appears as a serene primordial Devi emerging from a cosmic lotus/Prakṛti field; around her, siddhas offer worship, and a caption-like motif explains her name derived from siddha ārādhanā.
FAQs
Śakti is both cosmic origin and accessible devotion; the Goddess becomes ‘Siddhāmbikā’ through the realized ones’ worship.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse provides theological mahātmya of the Goddess rather than local geography.
It implies ārādhana (devotional worship) as the means by which Siddhas honored her, without detailing a specific rite.