Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
दृष्ट्या तनू ततो यातौ प्रभासं शिवसद्म च । तावेतौ सोमनाथौ द्वौ सिद्धेश्वरसमीपतः
dṛṣṭyā tanū tato yātau prabhāsaṃ śivasadma ca | tāvetau somanāthau dvau siddheśvarasamīpataḥ
तब केवल दर्शन मात्र से उनके शरीर प्रभास और शिव-धाम को पहुँच गए। वे दोनों सिद्धेश्वर के समीप स्थित ‘दो सोमनाथ’ कहलाए।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa; Twin Somanātha near Siddheśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Through a flash of sacred vision, the two devotees are carried—bodies uplifted—toward Prabhāsa and then to Śiva’s celestial abode; later they are shown as twin liṅgas called the two Somanāthas near Siddheśvara.
FAQs
Darśana itself is transformative: sacred sight can transport and sanctify, establishing one firmly in Śiva’s sphere.
Prabhāsa (Prabhas Patan region), with special mention of Somanātha and proximity to Siddheśvara.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse highlights the power of darśana and the sanctity of location.