यदा तु ऋक्षराजेन सोमनाथः प्रति ष्ठितः । तदा ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सर्वे तत्र समागताः । प्रतिष्ठार्थं हि देवस्य शशांकेन निमन्त्रिताः
yadā tu ṛkṣarājena somanāthaḥ prati ṣṭhitaḥ | tadā brahmādayo devāḥ sarve tatra samāgatāḥ | pratiṣṭhārthaṃ hi devasya śaśāṃkena nimantritāḥ
When Somnātha was installed by the lord of the stars, the Moon, then Brahmā and all the other gods assembled there—invited by the Moon for the very purpose of consecrating the deity.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Somnātha (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand consecration scene: Soma (Moon) installs Somnātha; Brahmā and the assembled gods arrive by invitation to perform and witness the deity’s establishment; the temple precinct glows with ritual fire and lamps.
A deity’s consecration is portrayed as a cosmic event: divine community gathers to affirm sacred order and bless the tīrtha.
Somnātha at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) of Somnātha, performed with divine invitation and participation.