Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 104
एतं तवोक्तं ननु बोधनाय सोमेश्वरस्यैव महाप्रभावम् । ये वै पठिष्यंति नरा नितांतं यास्यंति ते तत्पदमिंदुमौलेः
etaṃ tavoktaṃ nanu bodhanāya someśvarasyaiva mahāprabhāvam | ye vai paṭhiṣyaṃti narā nitāṃtaṃ yāsyaṃti te tatpadamiṃdumauleḥ
हे तू निश्चयच बोधनासाठी सांगितलेस—सोमेश्वराचा महाप्रभाव प्रकट करून. जे नर अत्यंत निष्ठेने हे पठण करतील, ते चंद्रमौली शिवाच्या त्या परम पदास पोहोचतील.
Pārvatī (Devī)
Tirtha: Someśvara Mahātmya (textual tīrtha) within Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee recites palm-leaf verses before the Someśvara liṅga; syllables appear as luminous script rising like incense, forming a path toward a moon-crested Śiva in the upper register, symbolizing attainment of Śiva-pada through pāṭha.
FAQs
Sincere recitation of the Someśvara Māhātmya is itself a means to reach Śiva’s highest state.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra and its presiding deity Someśvara (Somnātha).
Pāṭha (devotional recitation/reading) of the Someśvara glory with earnestness.