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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

प्रशास्मि राज्यं देवेशि शाश्वते भक्तवत्सले । अजरश्चामरश्चैव यतो दैत्यः सुरेश्वरि

praśāsmi rājyaṃ deveśi śāśvate bhaktavatsale | ajaraścāmaraścaiva yato daityaḥ sureśvari

O Göttin, Herrin der Götter — ewig und den Verehrern zärtlich zugetan — ich regiere mein Reich. Denn durch deine Macht, o Gebieterin der Himmlischen, wurden die Dämonen namens Ajara und Amara gezügelt und wirkungslos gemacht.

praśāsmiI rule/govern
praśāsmi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + √śās (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
rājyamkingdom, sovereignty
rājyam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrājya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
deveśiO mistress of the gods
deveśi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva + īśī/īśa (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशी)
śāśvateO eternal one
śāśvate:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootśāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण
bhaktavatsaleO one affectionate to devotees
bhaktavatsale:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhakta + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तानाम् वत्सला)
ajaraḥageless
ajaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootajara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
amaraḥimmortal
amaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootamara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण
yataḥbecause, since
yataḥ:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेतुवाचक (because/since)
daityaḥthe Daitya (demon)
daityaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
sureśvariO queen of the gods
sureśvari:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootsura + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

Sahasrākṣa (Indra)

Tirtha: Arbuda Devī-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Listener: Devī

Scene: Indra proclaims his rule and credits the Devī’s power for neutralizing the daityas Ajara and Amara; devas appear reassured, the Devī serene and formidable.

D
Devī
S
Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
A
Ajara (Daitya)
A
Amara (Daitya)

FAQs

Kingship and worldly order are upheld when aligned with devotion and the protective grace of the Goddess.

The Arbuda (Mount Abu) sacred region within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-mahātmya setting.

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it functions as a devotional praise (stuti) highlighting Devī’s power.