अष्टाविष्टकरा नित्यं भवेयुस्तस्य सिद्धयः । मंत्रजाप्यं बलिं होममत्र यः कुरुते नरः
aṣṭāviṣṭakarā nityaṃ bhaveyustasya siddhayaḥ | maṃtrajāpyaṃ baliṃ homamatra yaḥ kurute naraḥ
Seus feitos tornam-se sempre eficazes «vinte e oito vezes». O homem que, neste lugar, pratica japa de mantras, oferece bali e realiza homa (oblação ao fogo), alcança tais siddhis.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution
Tirtha: Siddheśa–Siddhāmbikā Siddhi-kṣetra (Pātāla-bila)
Type: cave
Scene: A sādhaka at a cave-mouth shrine performs japa beside a small homa-kuṇḍa; bali offerings are placed on a leaf-plate; behind, a liṅga or Siddheśa icon glows, suggesting the place’s ‘28-fold’ potency.
Disciplined ritual practice done at a sanctified site multiplies spiritual efficacy and produces siddhi.
The Siddhakūpa/Siddheśa sacred area referenced by “atra” (here) in the ongoing māhātmya.
Mantra-japa, bali offerings, and homa performed at the tīrtha.