देव्युवाच । सोमेश्वरेति यन्नाम कस्मिन्काले बभूव तत् । किं नामाग्रेऽभवल्लिंगं नाम किं भविताऽधुना
devyuvāca | someśvareti yannāma kasminkāle babhūva tat | kiṃ nāmāgre'bhavalliṃgaṃ nāma kiṃ bhavitā'dhunā
ଦେବୀ କହିଲେ—‘ସୋମେଶ୍ୱର’ ଏହି ନାମ କେଉଁ କାଳରେ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହେଲା? ଆଦିରେ ସେହି ଲିଙ୍ଗର ନାମ କ’ଣ ଥିଲା, ଏବଂ ଏବେ (ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଯୁଗରେ) ତାହା କେଉଁ ନାମ ଧାରଣ କରିବ?
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Somēśvara (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī, inquisitive and poised, asks Śiva about the origin of the name Somēśvara; behind them, a stylized liṅga with a crescent-moon motif and a timeline-like band suggesting yuga transitions.
Sacred names preserve sacred history; understanding a tīrtha’s names reveals its enduring divine presence across time.
Somēśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa) is the focus of inquiry.
None directly; it requests the narrative framework (kāla/yuga-based naming) that supports later devotional practice.