Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
चतुर्थोऽभूद्यथा ब्रह्मा परमेष्ठीति विश्रुतः । अनामयेति देवस्य तदा नाम स्मृतं शुभे
caturtho'bhūdyathā brahmā parameṣṭhīti viśrutaḥ | anāmayeti devasya tadā nāma smṛtaṃ śubhe
Pada siklus keempat, ketika Brahmā dikenal sebagai Parameṣṭhī, wahai yang suci dan mujur, saat itu Nama Sang Dewa dikenang sebagai “Anāmaya”, Yang Tanpa Penyakit dan Tanpa Cela.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śubhe (addressed as ‘O auspicious one’)
Scene: The fourth cycle: Brahmā as Parameṣṭhī presiding in calm majesty; the Somnātha liṅga is invoked as Anāmaya, emanating a cool, soothing aura that dispels disease and sorrow over the coastal shrine.
FAQs
The Lord is intrinsically untouched by suffering and can remove affliction for those who take refuge in Him.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva is recalled as Anāmaya in a particular cosmic era.
None stated; the focus is on remembrance of the name as part of the kṣetra’s māhātmya.