Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
इतीरितस्ते तु महाप्रभावः सोमेशलिंगस्य कृतैकदेशः । वृतं न चाब्दैर्बहुभिः सहस्रैर्वक्तुं च केनापि मुखैर्न शक्यम्
itīritaste tu mahāprabhāvaḥ someśaliṃgasya kṛtaikadeśaḥ | vṛtaṃ na cābdairbahubhiḥ sahasrairvaktuṃ ca kenāpi mukhairna śakyam
Demikianlah kepadamu baru diucapkan hanya sedikit bagian dari kemuliaan agung Liṅga Someśvara. Bahkan dalam ribuan tahun pun, kemuliaan itu tak dapat dipahami sepenuhnya; dan tak seorang pun, betapa pun banyak mulutnya, mampu melukiskannya tuntas.
Unspecified narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya addressing a listener (second-person ‘to you’)
Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (frame); Devī within embedded dialogue
Scene: A narrator concludes a section on Someśvara’s greatness, gesturing to the boundlessness of the liṅga’s glory; the temple and sea-horizon suggest immeasurable sanctity.
FAQs
The holiness of Someśvara at Prabhāsa is declared immeasurable, encouraging humility and deep reverence toward the tīrtha and its deity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically through the boundless praise of the Someśvara Liṅga.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse serves as a Māhātmya conclusion emphasizing the limitless fruit of devotion and pilgrimage.