Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
तृतीयोऽभूद्यदा ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूरिति विश्रुतः । अमृतेशेति देवस्य तदा नाम प्रकीर्तितम्
tṛtīyo'bhūdyadā brahmā svayaṃbhūriti viśrutaḥ | amṛteśeti devasya tadā nāma prakīrtitam
Pada siklus ketiga, ketika Brahmā termasyhur sebagai Svayaṃbhū (Yang Lahir Sendiri), saat itu Nama Sang Dewa dimuliakan sebagai “Amṛteśa”, Tuhan Amṛta (Nektar Keabadian).
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Purāṇic tableau of the third cosmic cycle: Brahmā as Svayaṃbhū seated on a lotus, while the Somnātha liṅga radiates as “Amṛteśa,” suggesting nectar-like luminosity and immortality-bestowing grace over Prabhāsa’s seashore.
FAQs
Śiva is the source of true ‘amṛta’—the deathless state—bestowed through devotion and right remembrance.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the seat where the Lord is hailed as Amṛteśa.
No direct prescription; the verse conveys the merit-bearing divine epithet.