Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सिद्धा नाम सुराः पूर्वं तत्रागत्य वरानने । लिंगं संस्थापयामासुः सिद्ध्यर्थं सर्ववस्तुषु
siddhā nāma surāḥ pūrvaṃ tatrāgatya varānane | liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsuḥ siddhyarthaṃ sarvavastuṣu
ஓ வரானனே, முற்காலத்தில் ‘சித்தர்கள்’ எனப்படும் தேவர்கள் அங்கு வந்து, எல்லா காரியங்களிலும் சித்தி பெற வேண்டி ஒரு லிங்கத்தை நிறுவினர்।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A procession of Siddhas—radiant yogic beings—arrive at Prabhāsa and install a liṅga with ritual implements; the air shimmers with mantra and austerity.
FAQs
Sacred installations (liṅga-pratiṣṭhā) performed with devotion become enduring sources of spiritual accomplishment (siddhi).
The Siddheśvara liṅga-site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, established by the Siddhas.
Liṅga establishment is referenced as the founding act; by implication, worship there is tied to attaining siddhi.