Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
चमसैः पीतवन्तस्ते सोमं देवा महर्षयः । चमसोद्भेदनामेति तेन ख्यातं धरातले
camasaiḥ pītavantaste somaṃ devā maharṣayaḥ | camasodbhedanāmeti tena khyātaṃ dharātale
في ذلك الموضع شربت الآلهة والريشي العظام شراب السُّوما بمغارف الطقس (تشاماسا، camasa)؛ ومن ثمّ سُمّي «تشاماسودبهيدا»، وبهذا الاسم ذاع صيته على وجه الأرض.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Camasodbheda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A Vedic sacrificial pavilion: devas and mahārṣis seated in rows, each holding a camasa (ladle/cup) raised to drink Soma; luminous Soma vessel at center; the landscape subtly marked as Camasodbheda.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s name and fame often preserve its ritual memory; sacred places are living archives of dharma and yajña.
Camasodbheda in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No direct injunction; it explains the site’s sanctity through Soma-related Vedic ritual performed by devas and sages.