Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
सूत उवाच । सप्तविंशतिलिंगानि यानि संति द्विजोत्तमाः । तेषां मध्येऽभवत्सिद्धिरेकस्मिन्निखिला द्विजाः
sūta uvāca | saptaviṃśatiliṃgāni yāni saṃti dvijottamāḥ | teṣāṃ madhye'bhavatsiddhirekasminnikhilā dvijāḥ
ସୂତ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜୋତ୍ତମମାନେ, ଏଠାରେ ସତାଇଶଟି ଲିଙ୍ଗ ଅଛି। ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଗୋଟିଏ ଦ୍ୱାରାହିଁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସିଦ୍ଧି ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।
Sūta
Tirtha: Cluster of 27 liṅgas (name of the siddhi-granting one not given in excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijottamāḥ / brāhmaṇas
Scene: Sūta addressing brāhmaṇas, gesturing toward a sacred precinct containing many liṅgas arranged in a mandala-like layout; one central liṅga is larger and radiant, indicating the siddhi-source.
FAQs
Among many sacred installations, one may be singled out as especially potent—underscoring hierarchy of sanctity in sthala-māhātmya.
A set of twenty-seven liṅgas is referenced; the uniquely siddhi-giving liṅga is identified in the following verses.
No specific rite is detailed here; it introduces the liṅga set and the claim of a preeminent siddhi-giver.