Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
आराधयंतु ते सर्वे क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्संस्थिता विभो । स्वकीयायुःप्रमाणेन ब्रह्मणः प्रलयादनु
ārādhayaṃtu te sarve kṣetre'sminsaṃsthitā vibho | svakīyāyuḥpramāṇena brahmaṇaḥ pralayādanu
హే విభో! ఈ క్షేత్రంలో నివసించే వారు అందరూ, తమ తమ ఆయుష్ పరిమాణానుసారం, బ్రహ్మప్రళయం వరకు మీ ఆరాధన చేయుగాక।
Candra (Soma, the Moon-god)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva (Vibhu)
Scene: A long temporal panorama: devotees in successive eras worshiping at the same Prabhāsa shrine; the scene subtly transitions from one age to another, ending in a distant vision of pralaya while the liṅga’s radiance remains.
FAQs
True tīrtha-devotion is steady and lifelong, and its significance is framed on a cosmic scale.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the beloved field of Śiva (Somnātha).
General prescription of ārādhana (worship/propitiation) while residing in the kṣetra; no specific method is detailed.