Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
अधुना वर्त्तते योऽसौ शतानंद इति श्रुतः । आदिसोमेन यश्चासौ वामनेत्रोद्भवेन ते
adhunā varttate yo'sau śatānaṃda iti śrutaḥ | ādisomena yaścāsau vāmanetrodbhavena te
ഇപ്പോഴും നിലനിൽക്കുന്നവൻ ‘ശതാനന്ദൻ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധൻ; അവൻ നിന്റെ ഇടത് കണ്ണിൽ നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച ‘ആദി-സോമൻ’ തന്നെയാണ്.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s left eye emits a cool, lunar radiance from which Ādi-Soma manifests; beside him stands Śatānanda, portrayed as a venerable, serene presence ‘existing even now’, with Somnātha’s coastal shrine ambiance.
FAQs
Sacred persons and divine manifestations are presented as continuing presences, linking mythic origin to living tradition at Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with Somnātha and Soma traditions.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets up identity and origin for later praise and worship.