Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
सिद्धेनाराधितो यस्मात्तस्मात्सिद्धेश्वरः स्मृतः । तस्यैव वरदानाद्धि अत्रैवावस्थितो हरः
siddhenārādhito yasmāttasmātsiddheśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ | tasyaiva varadānāddhi atraivāvasthito haraḥ
چونکہ ایک سِدھ نے اس کی عبادت کی تھی، اسی لیے وہ ‘سِدھیشور’ کے نام سے یاد کیا جاتا ہے؛ اور اسی بھکت کے ورदान سے ہَر یہی پر مقیم ہے۔
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A Siddha (semi-divine yogin) performs intense worship before the liṅga; Śiva appears granting a boon; the boon results in Śiva’s continued presence at the shrine, with the liṅga glowing as ‘Siddheśvara’.
FAQs
A devotee’s intense worship can ‘anchor’ divine presence, turning a place into a lasting field of grace for others.
Siddheśvara (the Śiva-liṅga) established in the local kṣetra described in this adhyāya.
Worship/ārādhana of Śiva is implied; the verse primarily gives the etymology and sanctifying backstory.