Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
तस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे देवि यश्चादौ रोहिणीपतिः । समुद्रगर्भात्संजातः सलक्ष्मीकौस्तुभादिभिः
tasminmanvantare devi yaścādau rohiṇīpatiḥ | samudragarbhātsaṃjātaḥ salakṣmīkaustubhādibhiḥ
In that Manvantara, O Goddess, the one who at the beginning became the lord of Rohiṇī—the Moon—was born from the womb of the ocean, together with Lakṣmī, the Kaustubha gem, and other treasures.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Samudra (mythic) / Prabhāsa coast (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A mythic vision overlays the dialogue: from the ocean’s depths arise the Moon (Niśākara), Lakṣmī, Kaustubha, and other treasures—radiant forms emerging amid waves and celestial light.
FAQs
Great cosmic manifestations arise by divine ordinance; sacred narratives connect celestial beings to Dharma-bearing events.
Somnātha at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, since Candra’s story is central to the shrine’s name and fame.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse recounts mythic origins connected to the place’s sanctity.