Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
यद्वा तद्वा पूजयित्वा लिंगं क्षेत्रस्य मध्यगम् । श्रीसोमेशमिति ज्ञात्वा सोमेशः पूजितो भवेत्
yadvā tadvā pūjayitvā liṃgaṃ kṣetrasya madhyagam | śrīsomeśamiti jñātvā someśaḥ pūjito bhavet
ക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ഏതൊരു ലിംഗവും പൂജിച്ച്, അതിനെ ‘ശ്രീ സോമേശൻ’ എന്നു തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞാൽ, സോമേശനെയേ പൂജിച്ചതാകുന്നു।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Śrī Someśa (madhyaga-liṅga of Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands at the heart of Prabhāsa-kṣetra before a simple stone liṅga, offering water and bilva leaves; behind, the aura of Śrī Someśa manifests as a radiant Śiva-presence, indicating identity-through-recognition.
FAQs
Unity-in-worship: honoring a representative sacred form with right understanding connects the devotee to the principal deity.
The central liṅga of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, understood as Śrī Someśa (Someśvara).
Liṅga-pūjā: worship any central liṅga in the kṣetra, with the contemplative identification ‘this is Śrī Someśa.’