Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
शशिनाभूषितो यस्मात्तेनाहं शशिभूषणः । तत्र स्थाने स्थितोऽद्यापि स्वयंभूर्लिंगमूर्त्तिमान्
śaśinābhūṣito yasmāttenāhaṃ śaśibhūṣaṇaḥ | tatra sthāne sthito'dyāpi svayaṃbhūrliṃgamūrttimān
Kerana aku dihiasi oleh Bulan, maka aku dikenali sebagai Śaśibhūṣaṇa, “Dia yang berornamen Bulan”. Dan di tempat itu juga aku tetap hingga kini, swa-manifest, berwujud sebagai Liṅga.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Somnātha (Svayambhū Liṅga) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Śiva, crowned with the crescent moon, indicates the self-manifest liṅga at Prabhāsa; the liṅga radiates subtle light, suggesting svayambhū emergence from the earth/stone.
FAQs
The divine is approachable through sacred form: Śiva’s cosmic identity is accessible at a concrete tīrtha as a self-manifest liṅga.
Prabhāsakṣetra is indicated as the ‘place’ where Śiva abides as a svayaṃbhū liṅga, central to the Prabhāsa māhātmya.
Implicitly, liṅga-darśana and liṅga-pūjā are supported by the statement of Śiva’s abiding presence, though no procedure is detailed.