Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
अस्मिन्ब्रह्मणि देवेशि संजाते ह्यष्टवार्षिके । तदा कालात्समारभ्य सोमेश इति विश्रुतः
asminbrahmaṇi deveśi saṃjāte hyaṣṭavārṣike | tadā kālātsamārabhya someśa iti viśrutaḥ
Wahai Devī, dalam kitaran penciptaan Brahmā yang sekarang ini, ketika Tuhan dikenal pada fasa itu, sejak saat tersebut Baginda masyhur sebagai “Someśa” (Tuan Soma) di Prabhāsa-kṣetra yang suci.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva’s liṅga at Prabhāsa radiates a cool lunar aura; the word ‘Someśa’ appears as a luminous inscription, with Parvatī receiving the teaching.
FAQs
The Lord’s names are not arbitrary—they reveal His cosmic role and the special sanctity of the kṣetra where He is worshipped.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the famed Somnāth/Someśvara region celebrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it focuses on the kṣetra’s theological naming tradition.