Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
आद्यो विरंचिनामासीद्यदा ब्रह्मा पितामहः । मृत्युञ्जयस्तदा नाम सोमनाथस्य कीर्तितम्
ādyo viraṃcināmāsīdyadā brahmā pitāmahaḥ | mṛtyuñjayastadā nāma somanāthasya kīrtitam
En el primer ciclo, cuando Brahmā era conocido como Virañci, el Abuelo del mundo, el nombre entonces celebrado para Somanātha fue “Mṛtyuñjaya”, el Vencedor de la Muerte.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa (as Mṛtyuñjaya in the first cycle)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Somnātha liṅga shines with a protective aura; Yama and the noose are shown subdued at the periphery, while the epithet ‘Mṛtyuñjaya’ appears like a mantra-ring around the shrine.
FAQs
Remembering Śiva as Mṛtyuñjaya affirms liberation from fear of death and the protective grace of the Lord.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Somanātha is praised under the death-conquering epithet Mṛtyuñjaya.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse transmits a sacred name associated with merit and remembrance.