Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
त्रिंशत्कल्पैः स्मृतो मासो वर्षं द्वादशभिस्तु तैः । अनेन वर्षमानेन तदा ब्रह्माऽष्टवार्षिकः । आनीतः सोमराजेन सोमनाथः प्रतिष्ठितः
triṃśatkalpaiḥ smṛto māso varṣaṃ dvādaśabhistu taiḥ | anena varṣamānena tadā brahmā'ṣṭavārṣikaḥ | ānītaḥ somarājena somanāthaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
Satu “bulan” diingati terdiri daripada tiga puluh kalpa, dan satu “tahun” daripada dua belas (bulan) demikian. Menurut ukuran tahun ini, pada waktu itu Brahmā berusia lapan tahun; dan Somarāja membawa (Tuhan) lalu menegakkan Somnātha di Prabhāsa.
Skanda (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Somarāja (Moon-god) in a radiant chariot carrying a sacred liṅga or leading a procession to the seashore shrine; Brahmā as a youthful figure in the background marking cosmic ‘eight years’; Somnātha temple being established with Vedic rites.
FAQs
Prabhāsa-Somnātha is portrayed as a shrine grounded in cosmic time: the tīrtha’s sanctity is as ancient and authoritative as creation’s own measures.
Somnātha at Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Saurāṣṭra/Gujarat) is explicitly mentioned as established by Somarāja.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it records the consecration (pratiṣṭhā) of Somnātha and the cosmic chronology framing it.