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
یہ مِیرو—یقیناً محلّات کا بادشاہ—سومیشور میں تعمیر کیا گیا۔ یہ تریتا یُگ میں، دسویں منونتر میں، ویوسوان کے پُتر منو کے زمانے میں بنایا گیا۔
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.