Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । कथं सिद्धिं परां प्राप्तः सोमनाथो जगत्पतिः । तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व ममानघ
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kathaṃ siddhiṃ parāṃ prāptaḥ somanātho jagatpatiḥ | tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi kathayasva mamānagha
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Bagaimana Somnātha, Penguasa jagat raya, mencapai kesempurnaan tertinggi? Aku ingin mendengar semuanya—jelaskan kepadaku, wahai yang tanpa noda.”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Somnātha (as invoked)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, seated respectfully before Mārkaṇḍeya, asks about Somnātha’s supreme siddhi; behind them, a symbolic liṅga with crescent-moon emblem suggests Somnātha’s identity.
FAQs
A sincere seeker should inquire into the divine causes behind a deity’s manifested glory and spiritual attainment.
Somnātha is invoked as the focal sacred presence; the narrative proceeds within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-oriented frame.
No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the inquiry that leads to the account.