Skandapurana 16.367.p9

16.367.p9

7 someśotpattivarṇane saptame brahmaṇi vatarmāne samutpannasya liṃgasya somanāthetiliṃganāmni kathite pārvatīvacanācchaṃkareṇa tatkālīnānāṃ sarveṣāṃ brahmaprajāpatīnāṃ nāmato'nukra meṇa varṇanam, tathaiva someśasya tatprasaṃge bhinnatvena nāmavarṇanam, śaṃkareṇa pārvatīṃ prati pratikalpasaṃbhūtāvatāravarṇanapūrvaka tattatkalpagatapārvatīnāmanirdeśakathanam, tataḥ śatānandākhye saptame brahmaṇi candreṇa śivamārādhya prabhāse śivato varaṃ labdhvā svanāmnā someśvaraliṃgasthāpanam, prabhāsasthalasthitivistārakathanam, tatra devikā- nyaṃkumatī kṣetrapīṭha garbhagṛha gomukhāśvamedhakādi śivagṛhasthānavarṇanam, someśasyāsamaṃtataḥ sarvatīrthānāṃ māhātmyavarṇanam , somanāthaprādurbhāvavṛttāntavarṇanam 12 2

7. In the description of the origin of Someśa: the liṅga having arisen while the seventh Brahmā was present, and its name having been declared as 'Somanātha'; upon the word of Pārvatī, the description in order of the names of all the Brahmās and Prajāpatis of that period by Śaṃkara; likewise, the description of the distinct names of Someśa on that occasion; description addressed to Pārvatī by Śaṃkara of the incarnations that arose in each kalpa, preceded by an indication of the names of Pārvatī in those respective kalpas; then, in the time of the seventh Brahmā named Śatānanda, the moon having worshipped Śiva, and having obtained a boon from Śiva at Prabhāsa, the installation of the Someśvara liṅga in his own name; the narration of the extensive geography of the site of Prabhāsa; description of the shrines of Śiva located there, such as Devikā, Nyaṅkumatī, the sacred seat of the field, the sanctum sanctorum, Gomukha, and the horse sacrifice; description of the māhātmya of all the sacred fords surrounding Someśa; account of the manifestation of Somanātha. 12 2