Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन केशांस्तत्र विनिक्षिपेत् । तदेव सोमनाथाग्रे कृत्वा तु द्विगुणं फलम्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena keśāṃstatra vinikṣipet | tadeva somanāthāgre kṛtvā tu dviguṇaṃ phalam
Oleh itu, dengan segala usaha hendaklah rambut diletakkan di sana; dan melakukan perbuatan itu di hadapan Somanātha menghasilkan ganjaran berlipat dua.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Somanātha-agre keśa-nikṣepa-sthāna
Type: temple
Listener: null
Scene: A devotee stands before Somanātha with folded hands; a small sanctified receptacle/spot receives the cut hair; priests guide the act; the temple doorway glows, signifying ‘dviguṇa-phala’.
FAQs
Acts of renunciation become especially potent when performed with devotion at a supremely sanctified shrine.
Somanātha (Someśvara) at Prabhāsa, specifically ‘before Somanātha’ (somanāthāgre).
Deposit the shaved hair at the prescribed place; doing so before Somanātha grants double merit.