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
Als Somnātha vom Herrn der Sterne, dem Mond, eingesetzt wurde, da versammelten sich Brahmā und alle übrigen Götter dort—vom Mond eigens zur Weihe und feierlichen Einsetzung der Gottheit eingeladen.
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.
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.