Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
ईश्वर उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । अवतीर्य धरापृष्ठं सोमेशं समपश्यत
īśvara uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ | avatīrya dharāpṛṣṭhaṃ someśaṃ samapaśyata
Īśvara dit : Ayant entendu ces paroles, les yeux écarquillés d’émerveillement, il descendit sur la surface de la terre et contempla Somēśa (le Seigneur Someśvara).
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Somēśvara/Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A formidable figure descends from a celestial vimāna to the earth, eyes wide with astonishment, and faces the Somēśvara shrine where Śiva’s presence radiates from the liṅga.
FAQs
True reverence begins with receptive listening; hearing sacred instruction leads to transformative darśana of the Lord.
Prabhāsakṣetra, centering on the deity Somēśvara (Somnath tradition).
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on approaching and beholding Somēśvara.