Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
चमसैः पीतवन्तस्ते सोमं देवा महर्षयः । चमसोद्भेदनामेति तेन ख्यातं धरातले
camasaiḥ pītavantaste somaṃ devā maharṣayaḥ | camasodbhedanāmeti tena khyātaṃ dharātale
সেখানে দেবতা ও মহর্ষিরা চমস দিয়ে সোম পান করেছিলেন; তাই তার নাম ‘চমসোদ্ভেদ’ হয়েছে এবং সেই নামেই পৃথিবীতে প্রসিদ্ধ।
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.