Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59
प्रसादाद्दर्शनं याति तस्य सोमेश्वरः प्रभुः । कपर्दाकारमुदरं यतोऽस्य समुदाहृतम् । ततोऽस्य नाम जानीहि कपर्द्दीति महात्मनः
prasādāddarśanaṃ yāti tasya someśvaraḥ prabhuḥ | kapardākāramudaraṃ yato'sya samudāhṛtam | tato'sya nāma jānīhi kaparddīti mahātmanaḥ
Durch jene Gnade gewährt der Herr Someśvara ihm Seine Schau (Darśana). Und weil Sein Bauch als kaparda‑förmig (wie eine Kaurischnecke) beschrieben wird, wisse, o Edler, dass der Große «Kapardī» heißt.
Unspecified in snippet; māhātmya narrator explaining a name/epithet of Someśvara (Śiva) at Prabhāsa.
Tirtha: Someśvara/Somanātha at Prabhāsa; epithet Kapardī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee receives Śiva’s darśana at Prabhāsa; Someśvara appears with matted locks and a distinctive rounded, shell-like belly, while attendants and lamps frame the sanctum.
FAQs
Divine vision (darśana) is attained through grace; sacred epithets preserve theological meaning and inspire devotion.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with emphasis on Someśvara (Śiva) and the bestowal of darśana there.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights prasāda leading to darśana and explains the name Kapardī.