Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
सिद्धिर्वृद्धिस्तथा तुष्टिरृद्धिः पुष्टिस्तु पंचमी । कीर्तिः शांतिस्तथा लक्ष्मीस्तस्मिंल्लिंगे समुत्थिता
siddhirvṛddhistathā tuṣṭirṛddhiḥ puṣṭistu paṃcamī | kīrtiḥ śāṃtistathā lakṣmīstasmiṃlliṃge samutthitā
એ જ લિંગમાંથી સિદ્ધિ, વૃદ્ધિ, તુષ્ટિ, ઋદ્ધિ અને પાંચમી પુષ્ટિ ઉત્પન્ન થઈ; તેમજ કીર્તિ, શાંતિ અને લક્ષ્મી પણ ત્યાંથી પ્રગટ થઈ।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant black-stone liṅga at Prabhāsa, encircled by personified goddesses—Siddhi, Vṛddhi, Tuṣṭi, Ṛddhi, Puṣṭi, Kīrti, Śānti, and Lakṣmī—rising like luminous emanations, with ocean-wind and temple lamps.
FAQs
The Liṅga is celebrated as a fountainhead of both spiritual and worldly auspiciousness—accomplishment, prosperity, peace, and fortune.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the Someśvara/Somnātha Liṅga as the source of auspicious manifestations.
None explicitly; the verse lists the blessings associated with the Liṅga’s presence.