Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
सर्वसंपत्करं श्रीमच्छंकरस्यैव मंदिरम् । वंश वीणामृदंगैश्च नादितं तत्र तत्र ह । ऋग्वेदो मूर्तिमांश्चैव शक्रनीलसमद्युतिः
sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ śrīmacchaṃkarasyaiva maṃdiram | vaṃśa vīṇāmṛdaṃgaiśca nāditaṃ tatra tatra ha | ṛgvedo mūrtimāṃścaiva śakranīlasamadyutiḥ
श्रीशंकरांचे ते श्रीमंदिर, जे सर्व संपत्ती देणारे आहे, तिथे तिथे वंशी, वीणा व मृदंगांच्या नादाने दुमदुमत होते। आणि ऋग्वेद स्वतः मूर्तिमान होऊन, इंद्रनीलमण्यासारख्या गडद निळ्या तेजाने उजळून दिसत होता।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A splendid Śaṅkara temple shimmering with prosperity; musicians play flute, vīṇā, and mṛdaṅga in multiple corners. Beside the shrine stands the Ṛgveda personified—an austere luminous figure, deep sapphire-blue radiance like Indra’s nīlamaṇi, embodying sacred speech.
FAQs
The tīrtha unites Śaiva devotion and Vedic authority: Śiva’s shrine is portrayed as the very home of embodied Veda and worldly-spiritual prosperity.
Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically the splendid temple of Śrī Śaṅkara within the Prabhāsa sacred region.
Devotional music in the temple (flute, vīṇā, mṛdaṅga) and reverence to Vedic presence (Ṛg Veda) as integral to worship.