Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91
यानि लिंगानि भूर्लोके सोमेशस्तेषु मे प्रियः । अस्मिंल्लिंगे गुणा ये तु ते देवि विदिता मम
yāni liṃgāni bhūrloke someśasteṣu me priyaḥ | asmiṃlliṃge guṇā ye tu te devi viditā mama
مهما وُجد من اللِّينغا في عالم البشر، فإنَّ سوميِشا (Someśa) أحبُّها إليّ. وأمّا الصفاتُ القائمة في هذه اللِّينغا، يا ديفي، فهي معلومةٌ لديّ.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Someśa/Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Īśvara speaks to Devī, indicating the world’s many liṅgas and singling out Someśa at Prabhāsa as especially dear; the liṅga radiates a quiet, ocean-lit brilliance.
FAQs
Among many sacred manifestations, particular liṅgas are singled out as especially beloved and powerful for grace.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Someśa/Someśvara liṅga within its sacred landscape.
No explicit rite here; it introduces the liṅga’s special guṇas, typically leading to worship instructions in surrounding verses.