Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
नमः स्थूलाय सूक्ष्माय व्यापकाय महात्मने । निषंगिणे नमस्तुभ्यं त्रिनेत्राय नमोनमः
namaḥ sthūlāya sūkṣmāya vyāpakāya mahātmane | niṣaṃgiṇe namastubhyaṃ trinetrāya namonamaḥ
பெருமையும் நுண்மையும் ஆன, எங்கும் நிறைந்த மகாத்மாவுக்கு வணக்கம். ஆயுதம் தாங்கிய ஆண்டவனே, உமக்கு வணக்கம்; மும்முகக் கண்களுடையவனுக்கு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வணக்கம்.
Vasiṣṭha (implied, as part of the preceding/following stotra within the Arbuda narrative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva shown simultaneously as cosmic (subtle aura filling space) and iconic (visible form), with three eyes blazing gently; a weapon-bearing aspect (nisaṅgin) suggests protective guardianship of the kṣetra.
FAQs
Śiva is both immanent (gross) and transcendent (subtle), pervading everything; devotion recognizes His all-encompassing nature.
Arbuda-kṣetra (the Arbuda region, associated with the sacred mountain tradition later known as Mount Abu) within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it functions as a namaskāra-stotra suitable for japa and worship.