वस्त्रापथे सोमनाथं यः पश्यति स पश्यति । इन्द्रोपेन्द्रौ समालिंग्याथासीनौ तौ वरासने
vastrāpathe somanāthaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati | indropendrau samāliṃgyāthāsīnau tau varāsane
Wer Somanātha in Vastrāpatha schaut, der schaut wahrhaft die höchste Wirklichkeit. Dort erblickt man Indra und Upendra, einander umschlingend, auf einem erhabenen Thron sitzend.
Narrative voice within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya (visionary praise of Somanātha’s darśana)
Tirtha: Somanātha (at Vastrāpatha)
Type: temple
Scene: Inside a grand shrine at Vastrāpatha, the Somanātha liṅga radiates; in a visionary overlay, Indra and Upendra sit on an exquisite throne, arms around each other in embrace, signifying divine concord witnessed by the devotee.
True seeing is defined as sacred darśana—encountering the divine presence that unites gods and grants higher vision.
Somanātha at Vastrāpatha.
Darśana (pilgrimage-vision) of Somanātha is highlighted; no further ritual is specified.