Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
चतुर्विंशतिः पूर्वाश्चाप्यष्टावेताश्च सिद्धयः । गन्धर्वलोके द्वात्रिंशदत ऊर्ध्वं निशामय
caturviṃśatiḥ pūrvāścāpyaṣṭāvetāśca siddhayaḥ | gandharvaloke dvātriṃśadata ūrdhvaṃ niśāmaya
پہلی چوبیس اور یہ آٹھ سدھیاں ملا کر—گندھرو لوک میں کل بتیس سدھیاں ہیں۔ اب اس سے اوپر کی بات بھی سنو۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Gandharva-loka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-sage gestures as if counting on fingers or beads; behind him, a celestial register or scroll displays ‘32’ siddhis, while an upward path of light indicates ‘listen to what is above’.
FAQs
Spiritual attainments are systematically classified; higher realms are associated with broader catalogs of subtle powers.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is cosmological (Gandharva-loka).
None; the verse is a numerical summary and transition to further teaching.