Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
तत्र सिद्धेश्वरंनाम लिंगमस्ति द्विजोत्तमाः । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं नृणां स्वयं सिद्धिप्रदायकम्
tatra siddheśvaraṃnāma liṃgamasti dvijottamāḥ | sarvasiddhipradaṃ nṛṇāṃ svayaṃ siddhipradāyakam
அங்கே, ஓ இருமுறை பிறந்தவர்களில் சிறந்தவர்களே, ‘சித்தேஸ்வர’ எனும் லிங்கம் உள்ளது; அது மனிதர்க்கு எல்லாச் சித்திகளையும் அருளும், தானே சித்தி-தாதாவாக விளங்கும்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the Ṛṣis (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya framing; explicit speaker appears later in 12–13)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: temple
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A sanctum with a prominent black stone liṅga labeled ‘Siddheśvara’, adorned with bilva leaves, white flowers, and a dripping abhiṣeka stream; dvijas stand with añjali as the priest offers ārati.
FAQs
A sacred Śiva-liṅga at a tīrtha is portrayed as inherently powerful—bestowing fulfilment and spiritual attainments through devotion.
The verse praises the Siddheśvara-liṅga shrine within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrtha-māhātmya setting (the local kṣetra is identified further in the surrounding verses as Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra).
No detailed rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the liṅga’s nature as a giver of siddhi, implying worship and reverent approach.