Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 105
सोमेश्वरं देववरं मनुष्या ये भक्तिमंतः शरणं प्रपन्नाः । ते घोररूपे च भयावहे च संसारचक्रे न पुनर्भ्रमंति
someśvaraṃ devavaraṃ manuṣyā ye bhaktimaṃtaḥ śaraṇaṃ prapannāḥ | te ghorarūpe ca bhayāvahe ca saṃsāracakre na punarbhramaṃti
Ceux qui, pleins de dévotion, prennent refuge en Someśvara —le plus excellent des dieux— ne errent plus de nouveau dans la roue du saṃsāra, si terrifiante et génératrice de peur soit-elle.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees, hands folded, take refuge at the Someśvara liṅga while a dark, stormy saṃsāra-wheel with fearsome forms recedes behind them; the liṅga’s light forms a protective circle, conveying abhaya and non-return.
FAQs
Devotional surrender to Someśvara is taught as a path that ends repeated wandering in saṃsāra.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through its deity Someśvara (Somnātha).
Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and bhakti toward Someśvara; no specific external rite is detailed.