Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
तत्र सिद्धेश्वरंनाम लिंगमस्ति द्विजोत्तमाः । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं नृणां स्वयं सिद्धिप्रदायकम्
tatra siddheśvaraṃnāma liṃgamasti dvijottamāḥ | sarvasiddhipradaṃ nṛṇāṃ svayaṃ siddhipradāyakam
Tại đó, hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng nhị sinh, có một liṅga mang danh Siddheśvara—ban mọi thành tựu cho nhân gian, tự thân là Đấng tự hiển lộ ban siddhi.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the Ṛṣis (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya framing; explicit speaker appears later in 12–13)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara
Type: temple
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: A sanctum with a prominent black stone liṅga labeled ‘Siddheśvara’, adorned with bilva leaves, white flowers, and a dripping abhiṣeka stream; dvijas stand with añjali as the priest offers ārati.
FAQs
A sacred Śiva-liṅga at a tīrtha is portrayed as inherently powerful—bestowing fulfilment and spiritual attainments through devotion.
The verse praises the Siddheśvara-liṅga shrine within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrtha-māhātmya setting (the local kṣetra is identified further in the surrounding verses as Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra).
No detailed rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the liṅga’s nature as a giver of siddhi, implying worship and reverent approach.