Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
कौबेरात्पश्चिमे भागे सोमनाथेति विश्रुतम् । संपूज्य च यथेशानं न्यंकुमत्यास्तटे शुभे । स्तोत्रेणानेन चास्तौषीद्भक्त्या तं सर्वकामदम्
kauberātpaścime bhāge somanātheti viśrutam | saṃpūjya ca yatheśānaṃ nyaṃkumatyāstaṭe śubhe | stotreṇānena cāstauṣīdbhaktyā taṃ sarvakāmadam
Di sebelah barat Kaubera terletak tempat yang masyhur sebagai “Somanātha”. Di sana, pada tebing bertuah Nyaṃkumatī, setelah memuja Īśāna sebagaimana patut, dia memuji-Nya dengan himne ini dalam bhakti—Tuhan yang mengurniakan segala hajat.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Somanātha (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Kubera moves from the Kaubera liṅga to the west, arriving at the grand Somnātha shrine by the river; he offers abhiṣeka and flowers, then stands with folded hands reciting a hymn to Īśāna, the wish-fulfilling Lord.
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Devotional praise (stotra) offered after proper worship in a holy place becomes a direct means to receive Śiva’s grace and fulfillment of worthy desires.
Somnātha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, situated west of the Kaubera area, on the auspicious bank of the Nyaṃkumatī.
Duly worshipping Īśāna (Śiva) and then reciting/presenting a stotra with bhakti.