Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
मेरुः प्रासादराजो वै स तु सोमेश्वरे कृतः । त्रेतायुगे तु दशमे मनोवैर्वस्वतस्य च
meruḥ prāsādarājo vai sa tu someśvare kṛtaḥ | tretāyuge tu daśame manovairvasvatasya ca
เมรุนี้—แท้จริงเป็นราชาแห่งปราสาททั้งปวง—ได้สร้างขึ้น ณ โสมेशวระ สร้างในยุคเตรตา ในมันวันตระที่สิบ ในกาลแห่งมนู ผู้เป็นโอรสของวิวัสวัต
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnath at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A towering Meru-like palace-temple rises at Someshvara, its tiers echoing the cosmic mountain; sages and celestial beings witness its yuga-old consecration aura.
FAQs
The kṣetra’s sanctity is timeless—its shrine is anchored in yuga and manvantara chronology, asserting ancient, enduring dharma.
Someśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Meru prāsāda is said to have been constructed.
None; the verse provides sacred-historical dating (Tretā Yuga, Vaivasvata Manu) for the temple’s origin.