Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
सर्वसंपत्करं श्रीमच्छंकरस्यैव मंदिरम् । वंश वीणामृदंगैश्च नादितं तत्र तत्र ह । ऋग्वेदो मूर्तिमांश्चैव शक्रनीलसमद्युतिः
sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ śrīmacchaṃkarasyaiva maṃdiram | vaṃśa vīṇāmṛdaṃgaiśca nāditaṃ tatra tatra ha | ṛgvedo mūrtimāṃścaiva śakranīlasamadyutiḥ
That splendid temple of Śrī Śaṅkara, bestowing every prosperity, resounded here and there with flutes, vīṇās, and mṛdaṅgas. And the Ṛg Veda itself—embodied in form—stood forth, radiant like the deep blue of Indra’s sapphire.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A splendid Śaṅkara temple shimmering with prosperity; musicians play flute, vīṇā, and mṛdaṅga in multiple corners. Beside the shrine stands the Ṛgveda personified—an austere luminous figure, deep sapphire-blue radiance like Indra’s nīlamaṇi, embodying sacred speech.
FAQs
The tīrtha unites Śaiva devotion and Vedic authority: Śiva’s shrine is portrayed as the very home of embodied Veda and worldly-spiritual prosperity.
Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically the splendid temple of Śrī Śaṅkara within the Prabhāsa sacred region.
Devotional music in the temple (flute, vīṇā, mṛdaṅga) and reverence to Vedic presence (Ṛg Veda) as integral to worship.