Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
एवमुक्ता सिद्धमाता तथेति प्रत्यपद्यत । स्थापयामासुरथ तां लिंगादुत्तरभागतः
evamuktā siddhamātā tatheti pratyapadyata | sthāpayāmāsuratha tāṃ liṃgāduttarabhāgataḥ
ਇਉਂ ਕਹੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੇ ਸਿੱਧਮਾਤਾ ਨੇ “ਤਥੇਤੀ—ਐਸਾ ਹੀ ਹੋਵੇ” ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਫਿਰ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਲਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਭਾਗ ਵੱਲ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddheyā-kṣetra (liṅga precinct with Siddhamātā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas and sages perform a formal installation: Siddhamātā’s icon is carried and set on a pedestal to the north of a radiant liṅga; ritual vessels, Vedic fires, and garlands surround the scene.
FAQs
Sacred space is organized through consecration (pratiṣṭhā); the goddess’ presence is harmonized with Śiva’s liṅga for the kṣetra’s welfare.
Siddheya-kṣetra, described with shrine placement relative to the central liṅga.
Pratiṣṭhā (installation) of Siddhamātā on the northern side of the liṅga.