Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
सिद्धिर्वृद्धिस्तथा तुष्टिरृद्धिः पुष्टिस्तु पंचमी । कीर्तिः शांतिस्तथा लक्ष्मीस्तस्मिंल्लिंगे समुत्थिता
siddhirvṛddhistathā tuṣṭirṛddhiḥ puṣṭistu paṃcamī | kīrtiḥ śāṃtistathā lakṣmīstasmiṃlliṃge samutthitā
तस्मादेव लिङ्गात् सिद्धिर्वृद्धिस्तथा तुष्टिरृद्धिः पुष्टिश्च पञ्चमी, तथा कीर्तिः शान्तिर्लक्ष्मीश्च समुत्थिताः।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant black-stone liṅga at Prabhāsa, encircled by personified goddesses—Siddhi, Vṛddhi, Tuṣṭi, Ṛddhi, Puṣṭi, Kīrti, Śānti, and Lakṣmī—rising like luminous emanations, with ocean-wind and temple lamps.
FAQs
The Liṅga is celebrated as a fountainhead of both spiritual and worldly auspiciousness—accomplishment, prosperity, peace, and fortune.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the Someśvara/Somnātha Liṅga as the source of auspicious manifestations.
None explicitly; the verse lists the blessings associated with the Liṅga’s presence.