Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
तस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे देवि यश्चादौ रोहिणीपतिः । समुद्रगर्भात्संजातः सलक्ष्मीकौस्तुभादिभिः
tasminmanvantare devi yaścādau rohiṇīpatiḥ | samudragarbhātsaṃjātaḥ salakṣmīkaustubhādibhiḥ
En ce Manvantara, ô Déesse, celui qui, au commencement, devint le seigneur de Rohiṇī—la Lune—naquit du sein de l’océan, avec Lakṣmī, le joyau Kaustubha et d’autres trésors.
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.