Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43
षष्ठश्चाभूद्यदा ब्रह्मा हेमगर्भ इति स्मृतः । तदा भैरवनाथेति तव नाम प्रकीर्तितम्
ṣaṣṭhaścābhūdyadā brahmā hemagarbha iti smṛtaḥ | tadā bhairavanātheti tava nāma prakīrtitam
ในกาลที่หก เมื่อพรหมาถูกระลึกนามว่า “เหมากรภะ” ครานั้นพระนามของพระองค์ถูกประกาศว่า “ไภรวนาถะ” องค์เจ้าแห่งไภรวะ
Unspecified (contextual narrator; concluding this segment of Śiva’s nāma-prakīrtana)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic tableau of the ‘sixth phase’: Brahmā as Hemagarbha (golden-womb radiance) venerates Śiva, while sages proclaim the name ‘Bhairavanātha’; Prabhāsa’s seashore-temple aura implied in the background.
FAQs
As Bhairavanātha, Śiva is the supreme guardian—removing fear and upholding dharma through protective power.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śiva’s protective and awe-inspiring forms are celebrated through sacred naming.
None explicitly; the verse supports bhakti through nāma-kīrtana and Bhairava-oriented remembrance.