Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
पंचमोऽभूद्यदा ब्रह्मा सुरज्येष्ठ इति स्मृतः । कृत्तिवासेति देवस्य नाम प्रोक्तं तदाम्बिके
paṃcamo'bhūdyadā brahmā surajyeṣṭha iti smṛtaḥ | kṛttivāseti devasya nāma proktaṃ tadāmbike
Pada siklus kelima, ketika Brahmā dikenang sebagai Surajyeṣṭha, wahai Ambikā, saat itu Nama Sang Dewa dinyatakan sebagai “Kṛttivāsa”, Śiva sang pertapa yang bersemayam dalam kulit (tanda tapa).
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ambikā
Scene: The fifth cycle: Brahmā as Surajyeṣṭha; Śiva at Prabhāsa is hailed as Kṛttivāsa—an austere lord, hide-clad, ash-smeared, with matted locks, standing beside the Somnātha liṅga as waves crash in the distance.
FAQs
Śiva’s ascetic epithet points to renunciation and inner detachment as a path to purity and power.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Lord is praised as Kṛttivāsa in this enumerated cycle.
None explicitly; it is a doctrinal listing of names tied to the kṣetra.