Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
प्राप्यतेऽत्र परा सिद्धिस्तत्प्रसादादलौ किकी । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य राज्याद्भ्रष्टो महीपतिः
prāpyate'tra parā siddhistatprasādādalau kikī | kasyacittvatha kālasya rājyādbhraṣṭo mahīpatiḥ
یہاں اُس کے فضل سے کَلی یُگ میں بھی اعلیٰ ترین سِدھی حاصل ہوتی ہے۔ پھر کچھ مدت کے بعد ایک بادشاہ اپنی سلطنت سے محروم ہو گیا۔
Narrator
Tirtha: Maheśvara/Bhṛṅgīriṭi-associated tīrtha (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A proclamation of supreme siddhi available at the place through Śiva’s grace; the narrative turns to a fallen king, setting a dramatic contrast between worldly loss and spiritual refuge.
FAQs
Even in Kali-yuga, sincere connection to a sacred form/place yields the highest spiritual fruit by divine grace.
The verse indicates “here” within the adhyāya’s tīrtha-context, but does not name the location in this excerpt.
No direct prescription; it asserts the efficacy (siddhi) of the sacred context through the deity’s prasāda.