Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104
अंगुल्यग्रनिपातेन भूमेः सर्वत्र कम्पनम् । एकेन देहनिष्पत्तिर्गांधर्वे वांति सिद्धयः
aṃgulyagranipātena bhūmeḥ sarvatra kampanam | ekena dehaniṣpattirgāṃdharve vāṃti siddhayaḥ
انگلی کے سرے کے محض ایک لمس سے زمین ہر سمت لرز اٹھتی ہے۔ ایک ہی قوت سے خواہش کے مطابق بدن ظاہر ہو جاتا ہے—گندھرو لوک میں ایسی سدھیاں غالب مانی گئی ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Gandharva-loka (as loka-mahātmya context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A yogin’s fingertip touches the ground; concentric tremors ripple across the earth while a luminous subtle body manifests beside him, indicating will-born embodiment in Gandharva-loka.
FAQs
Subtle mastery can yield vast effects; the Purāṇa depicts siddhis as operating differently across cosmic planes.
No earthly tīrtha is praised; the verse points to Gandharva-loka as a cosmological setting.
None; it is a descriptive enumeration of powers.