Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
आराधितोऽनेन शंभुः शंभुध्यानपरेण तु । ततस्तुष्टो महादेवः सोमराजस्य भक्तितः
ārādhito'nena śaṃbhuḥ śaṃbhudhyānapareṇa tu | tatastuṣṭo mahādevaḥ somarājasya bhaktitaḥ
Dengan laku ibadat ini, Soma memuja Śambhu, tekun bermeditasi pada Śambhu. Oleh bhakti itu, Mahādeva berkenan dan puas akan kesetiaan Raja Bulan.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Somavāra-vrata (Śambhu-dhyāna-yukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Soma performs Somavāra-vrata with deep meditation on Śambhu; Śiva, pleased, bestows grace—an intimate moment of divine satisfaction responding to devotion.
FAQs
Vrata empowered by steady meditation and bhakti draws Śiva’s direct satisfaction and grace.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the māhātmya backdrop where Soma’s worship of Śiva is recounted.
Meditative devotion (Śambhu-dhyāna) as the inner discipline accompanying the vow/observance.