सोमनाथं तु विख्यातं यत्सोमेन प्रतिष्ठितम् । तत्र सोमग्रहे पुण्यं तत्पुण्यं लभते नरः
somanāthaṃ tu vikhyātaṃ yatsomena pratiṣṭhitam | tatra somagrahe puṇyaṃ tatpuṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ
Somnātha termasyhur—ditegakkan oleh Soma (Dewa Bulan). Sesiapa yang melaksanakan upacara suci Somagraha di tempat itu, dia memperoleh pahala yang menjadi milik amalan suci tersebut.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/ Ugraśravas) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Somnātha (Prabhāsa Kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)
Scene: Somnātha temple by the sea with a radiant Śiva-liṅga; Soma (Moon-god) performs pratiṣṭhā and worship, pouring cool white libations; night sky glows with lunar sheen over waves.
Merit increases when a sacred observance is performed at its divinely connected site; place and rite together intensify puṇya.
Somnātha, the Śiva-site said to be established by Soma (the Moon).
Somagraha—an observance/auspicious occasion connected with Soma, performed at Somnātha for attaining its full merit.