यस्मात्प्रतिष्ठितं लिंगं त्वया सोम शुभं मम । सोमनाथेति मे नाम तस्मात्ख्यातिं गमिष्यति
yasmātpratiṣṭhitaṃ liṃgaṃ tvayā soma śubhaṃ mama | somanātheti me nāma tasmātkhyātiṃ gamiṣyati
હે સોમ! તું મારા આ શુભ લિંગની પ્રતિષ્ઠા કરી છે; તેથી ‘સોમનાથ’ નામે હું જગતમાં પ્રસિદ્ધ થઈશ.
Śiva (Śambhu)
Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma/Candra (Niśākara)
Scene: Soma (Candra) reverently establishes a radiant liṅga at Prabhāsa; Śiva proclaims the name ‘Somanātha’ as the shrine shines with lunar-white aura.
Consecration offered in devotion sanctifies both worshipper and place, and divine names memorialize sacred acts.
Prabhāsa, associated with the famed Somnātha liṅga.
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (establishing/consecrating the liṅga) is referenced as the foundational sacred act.
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