Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
आदौ कृत्वा तु वपनं सोमे श्वरसमीपतः । शंकरं मनसा ध्यायन्केशांस्तत्र परित्यजेत् । समुत्तार्य ततः केशान्भूयः स्नानं समाचरेत्
ādau kṛtvā tu vapanaṃ some śvarasamīpataḥ | śaṃkaraṃ manasā dhyāyankeśāṃstatra parityajet | samuttārya tataḥ keśānbhūyaḥ snānaṃ samācaret
Mula-mula, setelah melakukan cukur rambut suci dekat Someśvara, sambil merenungkan Śaṅkara dalam hati, hendaklah seseorang meninggalkan rambutnya di sana. Kemudian, setelah mengumpulkan dan menyingkirkan rambut itu, lakukanlah mandi ritual sekali lagi.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Someśvara-samīpa vapanāṅga (tonsure station) linked to the nearby kuṇḍa/snānā
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim seated near the Somanātha precinct, barber/attendant performing tonsure; the pilgrim meditates on Śaṅkara; hair is gathered and placed at a designated spot; then the pilgrim proceeds to the water for a second bath.
FAQs
Outer acts like tonsure become sacred when joined to inner remembrance (dhyāna) of Śiva.
Someśvara/Somanātha precincts within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where shaving and bathing are prescribed.
Perform vapana (tonsure) near Someśvara, leave the hair there, then bathe again.