Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
ऐन्द्रे सौम्ये प्रजापत्ये ब्राह्मे चाष्टसु सिद्धयः । भवंति चाष्टौ शृणु ताः पार्थिवी या च तैजसी
aindre saumye prajāpatye brāhme cāṣṭasu siddhayaḥ | bhavaṃti cāṣṭau śṛṇu tāḥ pārthivī yā ca taijasī
Sa mga larangang Aindra, Saumya, Prājāpatya, at Brāhma, ang mga siddhi ay lumilitaw sa pangkat na walo. Nagiging walong uri ang mga ito—pakinggan: kabilang din ang ‘makalupa’ at ang ‘makapoy’ na mga uri.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Listener: Pāṇḍava
Scene: A mandala of directions labeled Aindra/Saumya/Prājāpatya/Brāhma; eight siddhi symbols appear as icons; two elemental motifs—earth (mountain/soil) and fire (flame/sun)—color the powers.
FAQs
It systematizes yogic powers within a cosmic framework, implying that siddhis are structured phenomena—not the final goal of liberation.
No tīrtha is glorified; the verse maps siddhis to cosmological categories.
No ritual is stated; it introduces a taxonomy of siddhis for the yogin’s understanding.