Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104
अंगुल्यग्रनिपातेन भूमेः सर्वत्र कम्पनम् । एकेन देहनिष्पत्तिर्गांधर्वे वांति सिद्धयः
aṃgulyagranipātena bhūmeḥ sarvatra kampanam | ekena dehaniṣpattirgāṃdharve vāṃti siddhayaḥ
अङ्गुल्यग्रनिपातमात्रेण भूमेः सर्वत्र कम्पनं जनयेत्। एकेनैव सामर्थ्येन यथेष्टं देहनिष्पत्तिः—गान्धर्वलोके एताः सिद्धयो वर्तन्ते इति।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Gandharva-loka (as loka-mahātmya context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A yogin’s fingertip touches the ground; concentric tremors ripple across the earth while a luminous subtle body manifests beside him, indicating will-born embodiment in Gandharva-loka.
FAQs
Subtle mastery can yield vast effects; the Purāṇa depicts siddhis as operating differently across cosmic planes.
No earthly tīrtha is praised; the verse points to Gandharva-loka as a cosmological setting.
None; it is a descriptive enumeration of powers.