Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88
दिव्यं वनं वनानां तु देवानामुत्तमो भवः । यदा सोमेश्वरो देवो भूमिं भित्त्वा भविष्यति
divyaṃ vanaṃ vanānāṃ tu devānāmuttamo bhavaḥ | yadā someśvaro devo bhūmiṃ bhittvā bhaviṣyati
ഈ വനമാണ് ദിവ്യം—വനങ്ങളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠം; ദേവന്മാരിൽ ഭവസ്വരൂപനായ ശിവൻ തന്നെയാണ് അത്യുത്തമൻ. ദേവൻ സോമേശ്വരൻ ഭൂമിയെ ഭേദിച്ച് ഇവിടെ പ്രാദുര്ഭവിക്കുമ്പോൾ…
Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Divya-vana of Vastrāpatha (Someśvara-udbhava-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous forest with ancient trees; at its heart, the earth splits or opens, and Someśvara’s presence begins to emerge—light, ash-smeared ascetic aura, serpents and crescent moon symbolism hinted.
FAQs
Śiva is affirmed as the supreme refuge, and the holiness of the forested kṣetra is tied to Śiva’s future manifestation there.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, described as a divine forest connected to Someśvara.
No direct ritual instruction appears yet; the verse introduces the moment of Someśvara’s emergence as the basis of the site’s sanctity.
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