Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
एतस्मात्कारणात्सोमः सर्वेषामधिकः स्मृतः । देवानां दानवानां च स हि पूज्यतमः स्मृतः
etasmātkāraṇātsomaḥ sarveṣāmadhikaḥ smṛtaḥ | devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca sa hi pūjyatamaḥ smṛtaḥ
ด้วยเหตุนี้ โสมะจึงถูกจดจำว่าเหนือกว่าสรรพสิ่งทั้งปวง; ทั้งในหมู่เทพและดานวะ พระองค์ย่อมได้รับการนับถือว่าเป็นผู้ควรบูชาสูงสุด
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Soma-kṣetra / Soma-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/dvijas
Scene: Soma enthroned as a radiant cosmic sovereign; devas and dānavas alike stand in respectful worship, indicating Soma’s universally acknowledged supremacy; the sky is filled with lunar rays and star motifs.
FAQs
True sacred power is measured by worship-worthiness (pūjyatā); Soma is upheld as universally venerable across cosmic factions.
The statement supports the Soma/Candra tīrtha context of the chapter, emphasizing the deity’s supremacy rather than a named location.
Implicitly, Soma-pūjā (worship of Soma) as a highly meritorious practice.