Prabhasa Kshetra - Somanatha Jyotirlinga, Prabhasa Shakti Peetha and Dehotsarga Teertha

► Prabhasa Kshetra (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha)
(Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

☁ Sea Shore (Prabhasa Kshetra)
◉ Triveni Sangam: Rivers Hiran - Kapila - Saraswati Sangam
(Gujarat Coastal Plain)
(Shiva Purana)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
(Srimad Bhagavatam)
(Skanda Purana - Prabhasa Khanda)

• Shiva: Lord Shiva relieved Chandra deva from his disease of consumption (due to the curse of Daksha) at Prabhasa Kshetra and abides as Somanatha Jyotirlinga.
- Somnath Jyotirlinga

• Devi: Devi abides in Prabhasa Kshetra as Prabhasa Shakti Peetha (identified with Prabhasa Triveni Sangam).
- Prabhasa Triveni Sangam

• Krishna: Sri Krishna gave up his mortal body and returned to his divine abode from Prabhasa Kshetra (Bhalka Teertha) (Dehotsarga Teertha).
- Bhalka Teertha
- Dehotsarga Teertha


सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालं_ॐकारममलेश्वरम् ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 1 (Prabhasa Kshetra has the Somanatha Jyotirlinga)

उदरञ्च प्रभासे मे चन्द्रभागा यशस्विनी ।
वक्रतुण्डो भैरव ऊर्ध्वोष्ठो भैरवपर्वते ॥
अवन्ती च महादेवी लम्बकर्णस्तु भैरवः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 43 and 44 (Prabhasa Kshetra has the Prabhasa Shakti Peetha where the Udara of Devi had fallen)

रुद्रावर्ते कुरुक्षेत्रे पुष्करे श्रीस्थले तथा ।
प्रभासे पंचमे तीर्थे पंच प्राची सरस्वती ॥
- Prachi Saraswati (River Saraswati flows at Prabhasa Kshetra at Prachi Teertha)


(Shiva Purana)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
(Skanda Purana - Prabhasa Khanda)

▬ Somanatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva relieving Chandra deva from the disease of consumption due to the curse of Daksha
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 14)
▬ Prabhasa Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Prabhasa Shakti Peetha where the Udara (Stomach) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Chandrabhaga and the Bhairava is called Vakratunda.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 43)
▬ Sri Krishna giving up his mortal body in Prabhasa Kshetra.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 11 - 30 to 31)

► Prabhasa Kshetra - Somnath Temple
(Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

Prabhasa Somnath Temple is identified with the Somanatha Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

► Prabhasa Kshetra - Triveni Sangam
(Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

Prabhasa Triveni Sangam is identified with the Prabhasa Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra. There is a Devi Mahakali Temple near the Triveni Sangam which is also identified as the Shakti Peetha.

► Prabhasa Kshetra - Bhalka Teertha
(Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

Bhalka Teertha is the place in Prabhasa Kshetra where Sri Krishna was hit by the arrow released by hunter Jara. Sri Krishna then walked around 4 km and gave up his body at Dehotsarga Teertha after bathing in the Triveni Sangam.

► Prabhasa Kshetra - Dehotsarga Teertha
(Gir Somnath district, Gujarat)

Dehotsarga Teertha is the place in Prabhasa Kshetra where Sri Krishna gave up His body and brought an end to his earthly manifestation. There is a footprint of Sri Krishna here.