Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
आराधयंतु ते सर्वे क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्संस्थिता विभो । स्वकीयायुःप्रमाणेन ब्रह्मणः प्रलयादनु
ārādhayaṃtu te sarve kṣetre'sminsaṃsthitā vibho | svakīyāyuḥpramāṇena brahmaṇaḥ pralayādanu
وہ سب اسی مقدس کھیتر میں مقیم رہ کر، اے وِبھُو، آپ کی آرادھنا کریں؛ اپنی اپنی عمر کی مقدار کے مطابق، برہما کے پرلے کے بعد تک۔
Candra (Soma, the Moon-god)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva (Vibhu)
Scene: A long temporal panorama: devotees in successive eras worshiping at the same Prabhāsa shrine; the scene subtly transitions from one age to another, ending in a distant vision of pralaya while the liṅga’s radiance remains.
FAQs
True tīrtha-devotion is steady and lifelong, and its significance is framed on a cosmic scale.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the beloved field of Śiva (Somnātha).
General prescription of ārādhana (worship/propitiation) while residing in the kṣetra; no specific method is detailed.