Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
सिद्धनाथं नमस्कृत्य संप्रयातौ सुधैर्यतः । क्षुधावेगेन तीव्रेण तृषा मध्यार्कतापितौ
siddhanāthaṃ namaskṛtya saṃprayātau sudhairyataḥ | kṣudhāvegena tīvreṇa tṛṣā madhyārkatāpitau
सिद्धनाथं नमस्कृत्य तौ धैर्यसमन्वितौ प्रस्थितौ; मध्याह्नार्कतापेन दग्धौ तीव्रक्षुधातृषार्दितौ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddhanātha (Śiva-sthāna)
Type: temple
Scene: Two pilgrims, after bowing at a Siddhanātha shrine, walk onward under a blazing midday sun, visibly parched and weakened by hunger and thirst.
FAQs
Reverence to the deity (namaskāra) and perseverance (dhairya) sanctify the journey even amid bodily suffering.
Siddhanātha/Siddhaliṅga area, as a worship-stop on the way toward Prabhāsa.
Namaskāra (obeisance) to Siddhanātha before proceeding.