Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
कपिलायाश्च पूर्वेण सिद्धक्षेत्रं प्रकीर्तितम् । यत्र सिद्धिं गताः सिद्धाः पुरा शत सहस्रशः
kapilāyāśca pūrveṇa siddhakṣetraṃ prakīrtitam | yatra siddhiṃ gatāḥ siddhāḥ purā śata sahasraśaḥ
கபிலா நதியின் கிழக்கில் புகழ்பெற்ற சித்தக்ஷேத்திரம் உள்ளது; அங்கே பழங்காலத்தில் இலட்சக்கணக்கான சித்தர்கள் சித்தியை அடைந்தனர்।
Sūta
Tirtha: Siddhakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred grove or open kṣetra east of a river, filled with subtle, luminous siddhas in yogic postures; air shimmering with mantra-power; pilgrims approach reverently.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames certain landscapes as ‘power-zones’ of tapas where generations of adepts reached spiritual completion.
Siddhakṣetra, located east of the Kapilā River.
No direct prescription here; it establishes the site’s authority by the precedent of countless Siddhas.