Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
आराधितोऽनेन शंभुः शंभुध्यानपरेण तु । ततस्तुष्टो महादेवः सोमराजस्य भक्तितः
ārādhito'nena śaṃbhuḥ śaṃbhudhyānapareṇa tu | tatastuṣṭo mahādevaḥ somarājasya bhaktitaḥ
Durch diese Observanz verehrte Soma Śambhu, ganz der Meditation über Śambhu hingegeben. Dadurch erfreut, war Mahādeva mit der Hingabe des Mondkönigs zufrieden.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Somavāra-vrata (Śambhu-dhyāna-yukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Soma performs Somavāra-vrata with deep meditation on Śambhu; Śiva, pleased, bestows grace—an intimate moment of divine satisfaction responding to devotion.
FAQs
Vrata empowered by steady meditation and bhakti draws Śiva’s direct satisfaction and grace.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the māhātmya backdrop where Soma’s worship of Śiva is recounted.
Meditative devotion (Śambhu-dhyāna) as the inner discipline accompanying the vow/observance.