Someśvara
Someśvara
Someśvara is a name used for more than one being in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Someśvara (Somatīrtha at the Sea): Bhagavān Śiva at Somatīrtha, near the meeting of the Gautamī with the eastern sea, where the devas and ṛshis praised Soma for the sake of Indra. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 104
People
- Someśvara, Father of Pṛthvīrāja: a king of the Cayahāni line, son of Ānandadeva, who married Kīrtimālinī; his sons were Dhundhukāra, Kṛshṇakumāra and Pṛthvīrāja. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 2
Named in passing
- Someśvara, a name of Bhagavān Śiva: the one with Umā and the master of Soma, whom one with many enemies worshipped and in whom the Naimisha ṛshis took refuge, told on Śiva. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapters 27, 46