Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
दृष्ट्या तनू ततो यातौ प्रभासं शिवसद्म च । तावेतौ सोमनाथौ द्वौ सिद्धेश्वरसमीपतः
dṛṣṭyā tanū tato yātau prabhāsaṃ śivasadma ca | tāvetau somanāthau dvau siddheśvarasamīpataḥ
Then, by mere vision, their bodies were borne to Prabhāsa and to Śiva’s sacred abode. Those two became the twin Somanāthas, abiding near Siddheśvara.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa; Twin Somanātha near Siddheśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Through a flash of sacred vision, the two devotees are carried—bodies uplifted—toward Prabhāsa and then to Śiva’s celestial abode; later they are shown as twin liṅgas called the two Somanāthas near Siddheśvara.
FAQs
Darśana itself is transformative: sacred sight can transport and sanctify, establishing one firmly in Śiva’s sphere.
Prabhāsa (Prabhas Patan region), with special mention of Somanātha and proximity to Siddheśvara.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse highlights the power of darśana and the sanctity of location.