Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58
ये केचिद्भवितारो वा अतीता ये निशाकराः । तेषां सोमान्वयानां च सर्वेषामाद्यदैवतम्
ye kecidbhavitāro vā atītā ye niśākarāḥ | teṣāṃ somānvayānāṃ ca sarveṣāmādyadaivatam
যে চন্দ্ররা ভবিষ্যতে হবে বা যে চন্দ্ররা অতীতে হয়ে গেছে—সোমবংশীয় তাদের সকলের জন্য এই (সোমেশ্বর) আদ্য দেবতা।
Brahmā
Tirtha: Somēśvara (Somnātha)
Type: temple
Scene: A cosmic tableau: multiple crescent moons representing past and future generations orbit or bow toward Somēśvara, the primordial deity; the temple liṅga radiates steady light as time cycles around it.
FAQs
All cycles of time and lineage are rooted in the divine; Śiva as Somēśvara is presented as the foundational refuge for Soma’s line.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra by exalting Somēśvara, the central deity associated with the site’s fame.
No direct prescription; it establishes theological primacy that supports the importance of Somēśvara worship and consecration.