Shloka 36
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
गृहीत्वा ते ततश्चन्द्रं दक्षं चाश्वास्य निर्जराः । प्रभासे ऋषयश्चक्रुस्तत्र गत्वाखिलाश्च वै
gṛhītvā te tataścandraṃ dakṣaṃ cāśvāsya nirjarāḥ | prabhāse ṛṣayaścakrustatra gatvākhilāśca vai
Then the immortals took Chandra with them and, having consoled Dakṣa as well, all the sages went to Prabhāsa; reaching that holy place, they performed the prescribed rites there.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: The devas and sages escort Soma and proceed to Prabhāsa to perform rites—supporting the Somnātha tīrtha’s identity as the remedial kṣetra for Soma’s affliction and a paradigmatic place for Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Highlights communal pilgrimage (saṅgha-yātrā) and kṣetra-sevā as efficacious; Prabhāsa becomes the locus where affliction is transformed into akṣaya well-being through Śiva’s favor.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights restoration through dharma: even after conflict (Daksha’s grief and Soma’s affliction), the devas and sages move toward a sacred Shaiva kṣetra (Prabhāsa) to complete purificatory rites—showing that grace and renewal are stabilized through tirtha and right action under Shiva’s cosmic order (Pati).
Kotirudrasaṃhitā frames sacred geography and pilgrimage as Saguna-Shiva’s accessible mercy: by going to Prabhāsa—associated with Jyotirlinga-tirtha culture—devotees approach Shiva through place-based worship, ritual, and remembrance, which supports inner purification and devotion.
Pilgrimage with prescribed rites at a Shaiva tirtha: bathe, perform worship with mantra (especially Panchakshara—Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and undertake reconciliation and restraint; where applicable, wear Rudraksha and apply Tripundra (bhasma) as supports for steady bhakti.