Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 137
क्षेत्रं प्रभासिकं प्रोक्तं क्षेत्रज्ञोऽहं न संशयः । तत्र सोमेशनामाहमस्मिन्क्षेत्रं वरानने
kṣetraṃ prabhāsikaṃ proktaṃ kṣetrajño'haṃ na saṃśayaḥ | tatra someśanāmāhamasminkṣetraṃ varānane
இது ‘பிரபாச’ எனப்படும் புனிதக் க்ஷேத்திரம் என்று கூறப்பட்டது; இதன் க்ஷேத்ரஞ்ஞன் நானே—சந்தேகமில்லை. அழகிய முகத்தாளே, இக்க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் நான் ‘சோமேச’ என்ற நாமத்தால் அறியப்படுகிறேன்.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (addressed as varānane)
Scene: Śiva, radiant and calm, gestures toward the coastal Prabhāsa shrine, declaring ‘I am the Knower here’; the Somēśa Liṅga shines beside him as the site’s heart.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only a location; it is sanctified by the living presence of the deity—here Śiva himself as the lord of Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with Śiva worshipped specifically as Somēśa (Somnātha tradition).
No specific rite is mentioned; the verse provides identification of the deity and the sanctity of the kṣetra.