यावन्न चार्चयेद्देवि सोमेशं लिंगनायकम् । लीलया वापि तैर्द्रष्टुं तत्पदं दुर्लभं परम्
yāvanna cārcayeddevi someśaṃ liṃganāyakam | līlayā vāpi tairdraṣṭuṃ tatpadaṃ durlabhaṃ param
جب تک، اے دیوی، کوئی سومیَش—لِنگ کے نایک پروردگار—کی ارچنا نہیں کرتا، تب تک ان سب اعمال کے باوجود بھی اس پرم پد کا دیدار نہایت دشوار رہتا ہے، گویا کھیل ہی کھیل میں بھی نہیں۔
Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A devotee (any āśrama) stands before the Somnātha liṅga, offering bilva and water; behind, the earlier practices (yajña, tapas, pilgrimages) appear as faded silhouettes, while the liṅga radiates the ‘supreme state’ as a visible light.
The decisive key to the highest attainment is worship of Someśa (Somānātha); other disciplines become fruitful when oriented to this devotion.
Prabhāsakṣetra, especially the shrine of Someśa/Somānātha (Somnath).
Arcana (formal worship) of Someśa, the Liṅga-Lord—implying darśana, pūjā, and devotional service at the kṣetra.