Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
अमृतादेव संभूतः सर्वाह्लादकरः शशी । प्रियश्च तव देवेश वल्लभश्चंद्रमास्तथा
amṛtādeva saṃbhūtaḥ sarvāhlādakaraḥ śaśī | priyaśca tava deveśa vallabhaścaṃdramāstathā
甘露（アムリタ）よりまことに生じた月は、万有に歓喜をもたらす。神々の主よ、チャンドラマーは汝に愛される者—まさしく汝の愛し子である。
Devī
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A poetic praise of Soma: the Moon emerging from amṛta, spreading cool delight, and being declared dear to Śiva—hinting at the crescent on Śiva’s matted locks.
FAQs
Celestial forces that nourish and gladden life are also bound to the divine—devotion links cosmic beneficence with the Lord’s grace.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative locus; the verse focuses on Candra’s sanctified origin rather than a named tīrtha.
None explicitly; lunar sanctity often underlies vrata timing, but no observance is stated here.