Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
तत्र देवैश्च गन्धर्वैरृषिभिः पितृदैवतैः । सम्प्राप्ता ह्युत्तमा सिद्धिराराध्य परमेश्वरम्
tatra devaiśca gandharvairṛṣibhiḥ pitṛdaivataiḥ | samprāptā hyuttamā siddhirārādhya parameśvaram
ณที่นั้น เหล่าเทวะ คนธรรพ์ ฤๅษี และเทวะแห่งปิตฤทั้งหลาย ได้บรรลุสิทธิอันสูงสุด ด้วยการบูชาพระปรเมศวร
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Gautameśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A grand worship scene at Gautameśvara: devas in the sky showering flowers, gandharvas singing with vīṇā, ṛṣis chanting, pitṛ-devatās receiving offerings; the liṅga central, radiant; ‘uttamā siddhi’ symbolized by halos and ascending light.
FAQs
Even celestial beings seek fulfillment through worship; devotion to Śiva at a sanctified site is portrayed as a universal means to attain ‘siddhi’.
Gautameśvara tīrtha, where Parameśvara is worshipped by devas, sages, and pitṛ-related deities.
Ārādhana (worship/propitiation) of Parameśvara at the site.