Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
सांप्रतं वद मे कृत्स्नं सिद्धेश्वरसमुद्भवम् । विस्तरेण महाभाग परं कौतूहलं हि मे
sāṃprataṃ vada me kṛtsnaṃ siddheśvarasamudbhavam | vistareṇa mahābhāga paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
Giờ đây xin hãy nói cho ta trọn vẹn về nguồn gốc của Siddheśvara—một cách tường tận, hỡi bậc hữu phúc—vì lòng ta vô cùng hiếu kỳ.
Ānarta (contextual continuation from prior verse)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Ānarta leans forward in eager inquiry before Sūta; behind them, an imagined Siddheśvara liṅga emerges from earth/light, foreshadowing the forthcoming origin legend.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry into a tīrtha’s origin is treated as a dharmic pursuit that opens deeper understanding of Śiva’s sacred presence.
Siddheśvara is the focal sacred manifestation whose origin is requested.
None; it is a request for narration (kathā/ākhyāna) about the tīrtha’s origin.