Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
खे वाणी चाभवत्तत्र पुष्पवर्षपुरःसरा । प्रालेय तव हेतोस्तु सोमनाथसमं फलम् । उत्थितं सागरतटे लिंगं तिष्ठात्र सुव्रत
khe vāṇī cābhavattatra puṣpavarṣapuraḥsarā | prāleya tava hetostu somanāthasamaṃ phalam | utthitaṃ sāgarataṭe liṃgaṃ tiṣṭhātra suvrata
तेव्हा पुष्पवृष्टीच्या अग्रभागी आकाशातून दिव्य वाणी झाली— “प्रालेय! तुझ्या हेतुने येथे मिळणारे फळ सोमनाथसम होईल. समुद्रतटी प्रकट झालेले हे लिंग येथेच स्थिर राहो, हे सुव्रत।”
Divine aerial voice (ākāśa-vāṇī)
Tirtha: Samudratīra-liṅga (Somanātha-samaphala) near Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: On the ocean-shore a liṅga rises from the earth as an unseen celestial voice speaks; flowers rain from the sky while the ascetic Prāleya stands in vowful attention.
FAQs
Divine grace can elevate a newly revealed shrine to the merit of famed tīrthas, showing that sincerity and destiny sanctify place.
A liṅga that arose on the sāgara-taṭa (seashore), declared to grant fruit equal to Somanātha—linking it to the Prabhāsa sacred sphere.
The divine command is to establish/let the liṅga remain there (a foundational act implying ongoing worship at that spot).