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
Kemudian terdengarlah suara di angkasa, didahului hujan bunga: “Wahai Prāleya, kerana engkau, pahala di sini akan setara dengan Somanātha. Liṅga ini telah bangkit di tepi samudera—biarlah ia tetap di sini, wahai yang berikrar mulia.”
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).