Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
अधुना वर्त्तते योऽसौ शतानंद इति श्रुतः । आदिसोमेन यश्चासौ वामनेत्रोद्भवेन ते
adhunā varttate yo'sau śatānaṃda iti śrutaḥ | ādisomena yaścāsau vāmanetrodbhavena te
جو اب بھی موجود ہے وہ ‘شتانند’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے؛ اور وہی آپ کا ‘آدی سوم’ ہے، جو آپ کی بائیں آنکھ سے پیدا ہوا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva’s left eye emits a cool, lunar radiance from which Ādi-Soma manifests; beside him stands Śatānanda, portrayed as a venerable, serene presence ‘existing even now’, with Somnātha’s coastal shrine ambiance.
FAQs
Sacred persons and divine manifestations are presented as continuing presences, linking mythic origin to living tradition at Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with Somnātha and Soma traditions.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets up identity and origin for later praise and worship.