The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Siddheshvara (Siddha-ishvara) which is chapter 52 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc. This is the fifty-second chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 52 - Greatness of Siddheśvara (Siddha-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-2. O glorious lady, I shall describe to you the five Siddha Liṅgas, which on being seen make the pilgrimage of men fruitful or perfectly accomplished.
Lord Siddheśvara is stationed to the east of the deity remembered as Varārohā situated to the north-east of Someśa. A man who visits with devotion this great Siddheśvara shall acquire supernatural powers like Aṇimā etc.
3. By devoutly viewing the Liṅga installed by Siddhas, a man is rid of all sins. He goes to the Siddhaloka.
4-6. All obstacles of the residents of those holy spots are destroyed. The obstacles are lust, anger, fear, covetousness, passion, rivalry, jealousy, hypocrisy, lethargy, drowsiness, delusion and egotism. These are obstacles to the achievement of (spiritual) perfection.
By worshipping the Siddheśvaras there all these obstacles disappear. One should undertake the pilgrimage strenuously after knowing this very well.
7. Thus, O goddess, the great rise and prosperity of Siddheśvara has been spoken. It yields all cherished desires unto men. If listened to (attentively), it is destructive of sins.