Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
एवमुक्ता सिद्धमाता तथेति प्रत्यपद्यत । स्थापयामासुरथ तां लिंगादुत्तरभागतः
evamuktā siddhamātā tatheti pratyapadyata | sthāpayāmāsuratha tāṃ liṃgāduttarabhāgataḥ
Assim interpelada, Siddhamātā anuiu, dizendo: «Assim seja». Então eles a instalaram ao norte do Liṅga.
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.