Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
नमस्ते ज्ञानरूपाय ज्ञानगम्याय ते नमः । नमस्ते ज्ञानदेहाय सर्वज्ञानमयाय च
namaste jñānarūpāya jñānagamyāya te namaḥ | namaste jñānadehāya sarvajñānamayāya ca
ज्ञानस्वरूप तुला नमस्कार, ज्ञानानेच ज्याची प्राप्ती होते त्यास नमस्कार। ज्ञानदेह तुला नमस्कार; सर्वज्ञानमय प्रभूस नमस्कार।
Vasiṣṭha (implied within the stotra sequence)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as a luminous embodiment of knowledge—light emanating from the third eye and heart; sages seated nearby with manuscripts, indicating that true learning culminates in devotion.
FAQs
Liberating knowledge culminates in recognizing Śiva as the very ground and fullness of consciousness.
Arbuda-kṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse praises the deity whose presence sanctifies the place.
None stated; it is contemplative praise aligning devotion with jñāna.