Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि देवीं मंत्रविभूषणाम् । भीमेश्वरस्य सान्निध्ये सोमेनाराधितां पुरा
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi devīṃ maṃtravibhūṣaṇām | bhīmeśvarasya sānnidhye somenārādhitāṃ purā
ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: তাৰ পাছত, হে মহাদেৱী, মন্ত্রবিভূষণা দেৱীৰ ওচৰলৈ যোৱা উচিত। ভীমেশ্বৰৰ সান্নিধ্যত তেওঁ বাস কৰে—যাক পূৰ্বে সোম (চন্দ্ৰদেৱ)ে আৰাধনা কৰিছিল।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Mantravibhūṣaṇā (Gaurī) near Bhīmeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva instructs Devī on the next station of pilgrimage: a radiant Goddess ‘Mantravibhūṣaṇā’ seated near the Bhīmeśvara liṅga; Soma is shown in the background offering arghya and flowers, moonlight bathing the shrine precinct.
FAQs
Sacred sites gain authority through divine precedent: even Soma’s worship becomes a model for devotees seeking grace at the shrine.
Mantravibhūṣaṇā (Gaurī) situated near Bhīmeśvara within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
A pilgrimage directive—go to the Devī at Bhīmeśvara’s vicinity and worship, following the exemplary worship of Soma.