Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
शृणु तेषां फलं वत्स भविष्यति निशाकर । न तेषां जायते व्याधिर्न दारिद्र्यं न दुर्गतिः । न चेष्टेन वियोगश्च मम चंद्र प्रभावतः
śṛṇu teṣāṃ phalaṃ vatsa bhaviṣyati niśākara | na teṣāṃ jāyate vyādhirna dāridryaṃ na durgatiḥ | na ceṣṭena viyogaśca mama caṃdra prabhāvataḥ
Höre, mein lieber Sohn, o Niśākara, welche Frucht ihnen zuteil wird: Keine Krankheit wird bei ihnen entstehen, weder Armut noch schlimmes Geschick; und sie werden nicht von dem getrennt, was sie lieben—durch meine Macht, o Candra.
Śiva (Śambhu)
Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma/Candra (Niśākara)
Scene: Śiva speaks tenderly to Soma, enumerating blessings for devotees: freedom from disease, poverty, bad destiny, and separation from what they love; the liṅga radiates protective lunar power.
FAQs
The Lord’s grace at a tīrtha is protective and sustaining, removing obstacles to dharmic life.
Prabhāsakṣetra/Somnath region, where Śiva’s protective phala is proclaimed.
No explicit rite; it functions as a phalaśruti promising benefits for those who come with devotion and darśana-intent.