Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
यदा तु ऋक्षराजेन सोमनाथः प्रति ष्ठितः । तदा ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सर्वे तत्र समागताः । प्रतिष्ठार्थं हि देवस्य शशांकेन निमन्त्रिताः
yadā tu ṛkṣarājena somanāthaḥ prati ṣṭhitaḥ | tadā brahmādayo devāḥ sarve tatra samāgatāḥ | pratiṣṭhārthaṃ hi devasya śaśāṃkena nimantritāḥ
যেতিয়া নক্ষত্ৰৰ ৰজা চন্দ্ৰই সোমনাথক প্ৰতিষ্ঠা কৰিলে, তেতিয়া ব্ৰহ্মা আদি সকলো দেৱতা তাত একত্ৰিত হ’ল—দেৱতাৰ প্ৰতিষ্ঠাৰ উদ্দেশ্যে চন্দ্ৰৰ নিমন্ত্ৰণত।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Somnātha (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand consecration scene: Soma (Moon) installs Somnātha; Brahmā and the assembled gods arrive by invitation to perform and witness the deity’s establishment; the temple precinct glows with ritual fire and lamps.
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A deity’s consecration is portrayed as a cosmic event: divine community gathers to affirm sacred order and bless the tīrtha.
Somnātha at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) of Somnātha, performed with divine invitation and participation.