Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
शृणु तेषां फलं वत्स भविष्यति निशाकर । न तेषां जायते व्याधिर्न दारिद्र्यं न दुर्गतिः । न चेष्टेन वियोगश्च मम चंद्र प्रभावतः
śṛṇu teṣāṃ phalaṃ vatsa bhaviṣyati niśākara | na teṣāṃ jāyate vyādhirna dāridryaṃ na durgatiḥ | na ceṣṭena viyogaśca mama caṃdra prabhāvataḥ
ହେ ବତ୍ସ, ହେ ନିଶାକର! ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଫଳ ଶୁଣ—ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନ ରୋଗ ହେବ, ନ ଦାରିଦ୍ର୍ୟ, ନ ଦୁର୍ଗତି; ଏବଂ ମୋର ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର-ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ପ୍ରିୟ ବସ୍ତୁ/ପ୍ରିୟଜନ ସହ ବିୟୋଗ ମଧ୍ୟ ହେବ ନାହିଁ।
Śiva (Śambhu)
Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Soma/Candra (Niśākara)
Scene: Śiva speaks tenderly to Soma, enumerating blessings for devotees: freedom from disease, poverty, bad destiny, and separation from what they love; the liṅga radiates protective lunar power.
FAQs
The Lord’s grace at a tīrtha is protective and sustaining, removing obstacles to dharmic life.
Prabhāsakṣetra/Somnath region, where Śiva’s protective phala is proclaimed.
No explicit rite; it functions as a phalaśruti promising benefits for those who come with devotion and darśana-intent.