Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
चंद्र उवाच । नास्ति शर्वसमो देवो नास्ति शर्वसमा गतिः । नास्ति शर्वसमो देवो नास्ति शर्वसमा गतिः
caṃdra uvāca | nāsti śarvasamo devo nāsti śarvasamā gatiḥ | nāsti śarvasamo devo nāsti śarvasamā gatiḥ
Candra nói: “Không có vị thần nào sánh bằng Śarva, và không có nơi nương tựa nào sánh bằng Śarva.” (Lời này được lặp lại để nhấn mạnh.)
Candra
Tirtha: Somnātha/Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaṅkara (Śarva)
Scene: Candra, overwhelmed, repeats a refrain: ‘None equals Śarva; none equals Śarva as refuge.’ The scene focuses on the devotee’s face and folded hands, with Śiva’s presence steady and luminous behind the liṅga.
FAQs
Śiva (Śarva) is proclaimed as the unsurpassed divinity and the highest refuge for seekers.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where such Śaiva praise is voiced as part of the site’s māhātmya narrative.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; it is a stuti emphasizing exclusive devotion and refuge in Śiva.