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
چھٹے دور میں، جب برہما کو ‘ہیم گربھ’ کے نام سے یاد کیا گیا، تب آپ کا نام ‘بھیروناتھ’ یعنی بھیرَو کے آقا کے طور پر پکارا گیا۔
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.