Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
एकचित्तः शुचिर्भूत्वा सोऽभूष्टां सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् । समाहितमनाश्चाथ सिद्धेशं यस्तु पश्यति
ekacittaḥ śucirbhūtvā so'bhūṣṭāṃ siddhimāpnuyāt | samāhitamanāścātha siddheśaṃ yastu paśyati
एकचित्तः शुचिर्भूत्वा स इच्छितां सिद्धिमाप्नुयात्। अथ समाहितमनाः यः सिद्धेशं पश्यति, स फलमवाप्नोति।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution
Tirtha: Siddheśa (darśana-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka, freshly purified, stands before Siddheśa with steady gaze; the background suggests a cave-sanctum with lamps; the devotee’s posture conveys collected mind (samāhita).
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Inner purity and mental concentration are the true catalysts that make tīrtha-worship culminate in the desired spiritual result.
The locale of Siddheśa associated with Siddhakūpa in this adhyāya’s māhātmya.
Maintaining purity and ekāgratā, and taking darśana of Siddheśa with a composed mind.