Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 131
ये चांतरिक्षे भुवि ये च देवास्तीर्थानि वै यानि दिगंतरेषु । क्षेत्रं प्रभासं प्रवरं हि तेषां सोमेश्वरं देवि तथा वरिष्ठम्
ye cāṃtarikṣe bhuvi ye ca devāstīrthāni vai yāni digaṃtareṣu | kṣetraṃ prabhāsaṃ pravaraṃ hi teṣāṃ someśvaraṃ devi tathā variṣṭham
আকাশে ও পৃথিবীতে অবস্থানকারী সকল দেবতা এবং দিক্দিগন্তে বিদ্যমান সকল তীর্থের মধ্যে, হে দেবী, প্রভাসক্ষেত্র সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ, এবং সোমেশ্বরও পরম শ্রেষ্ঠ।
Śiva (deduced from immediate context: Śaṅkara speaking to Devī in Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra; Someśvara (Somanātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A vast cosmic tableau: devas in the sky and on earth turn toward the radiant Prabhāsa coast; at the center stands the Somanātha linga, crowned by a halo, with directional tīrthas symbolically converging.
FAQs
Among countless divine abodes and tīrthas, certain kṣetras are proclaimed pre-eminent due to their exceptional sanctity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with emphasis on Someśvara/Somanātha.
No specific rite is stated; the verse establishes the supreme status of the place and deity, encouraging pilgrimage and worship.