Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
यदा तु ऋक्षराजेन सोमनाथः प्रति ष्ठितः । तदा ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सर्वे तत्र समागताः । प्रतिष्ठार्थं हि देवस्य शशांकेन निमन्त्रिताः
yadā tu ṛkṣarājena somanāthaḥ prati ṣṭhitaḥ | tadā brahmādayo devāḥ sarve tatra samāgatāḥ | pratiṣṭhārthaṃ hi devasya śaśāṃkena nimantritāḥ
നക്ഷത്രരാജനായ ശശാങ്കൻ (ചന്ദ്രൻ) സോമനാഥനെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ബ്രഹ്മാദി സർവ്വദേവന്മാരും അവിടെ ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടി—ദേവപ്രതിഷ്ഠാർത്ഥം ചന്ദ്രൻ ക്ഷണിച്ചതിനാൽ।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Somnātha (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand consecration scene: Soma (Moon) installs Somnātha; Brahmā and the assembled gods arrive by invitation to perform and witness the deity’s establishment; the temple precinct glows with ritual fire and lamps.
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A deity’s consecration is portrayed as a cosmic event: divine community gathers to affirm sacred order and bless the tīrtha.
Somnātha at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Pratiṣṭhā (installation/consecration) of Somnātha, performed with divine invitation and participation.