Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
मनोबुद्धिरहंकारः कामक्रोधौ तथाऽपरे । एते रक्षंति सततं सोमेशं पापनाशनम्
manobuddhirahaṃkāraḥ kāmakrodhau tathā'pare | ete rakṣaṃti satataṃ someśaṃ pāpanāśanam
Le mental, l’intellect, l’ego, ainsi que le désir et la colère, avec d’autres forces intérieures : tous gardent sans cesse Someśa, le destructeur du péché.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Someśa/Someśvara
Type: temple
Scene: A symbolic tableau: Mind, Intellect, Ego, Desire, and Anger appear as personified attendants at the threshold of Someśvara—no longer chaotic, but disciplined guardians holding lamps and weapons, bowing toward the liṅga.
FAQs
Even the inner faculties and passions are re-framed as subordinated to the sacred power of Someśvara, who removes sin when approached rightly.
Someśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised specifically as “pāpa-nāśana,” the remover of sin.
No external rite is stated; the verse emphasizes inner discipline and the transformative field of Someśvara’s presence.