Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
पूर्वे चाष्टौ चतुःषष्टिरन्ते शृणुष्व तद्यथा । स्थूलता ह्रस्वता बाल्यं वार्धक्यं योवनं तथा
pūrve cāṣṭau catuḥṣaṣṭirante śṛṇuṣva tadyathā | sthūlatā hrasvatā bālyaṃ vārdhakyaṃ yovanaṃ tathā
ଆଦିରେ ଆଠଟି, ଶେଷରେ ଚଉଷଠି—ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଶୁଣ: ସ୍ଥୂଳତା, ହ୍ରସ୍ୱତା, ବାଲ୍ୟ, ବାର୍ଧକ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ଯୌବନ ଆଦି।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: A sequence tableau: the same yogin shown in five adjacent vignettes—giant form, tiny form, child, elder, youth—while a scroll-like band above marks ‘8 → 64’ as expanding petals or beads.
FAQs
It highlights transformative powers that affect bodily states and age-conditions, implying such powers exist but are secondary to liberation.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on siddhi-cataloguing.
No ritual is given; it introduces examples within a larger list of powers.