Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 181
गोशृंग उवाच । भारते तु महातेजास्तिष्ठत्युदधिसन्निधौ । देवः सोमेश्वरोनाम सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
gośṛṃga uvāca | bhārate tu mahātejāstiṣṭhatyudadhisannidhau | devaḥ someśvaronāma sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ
கோச்ருங்கர் கூறினார்—“பாரதத்தில் கடலருகே மகத்தான ஒளியுடன் ஒரு தேவன் விளங்குகிறார்; அவர் ‘சோமேஸ்வரர்’ எனப்படுகிறார்; எல்லாத் தேவரும் அவரை வணங்குகின்றனர்.”
Gośṛṅga (sage)
Tirtha: Somēśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gandharva
Scene: Gośṛṅga points toward a radiant Śiva-liṅga shrine by the sea; devas in the sky offer salutations; the ocean glimmers behind the temple.
FAQs
The Purāṇa grounds divine grace in sacred geography: the Lord is tangibly present in a tīrtha for the welfare of beings.
Someshvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as situated near the ocean.
No detailed rite here; it establishes Someshvara’s eminence, leading into worship and vow instructions.