Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अजारूपांश्च रोगान्वै चारयामास भूमिपः । तत्र तां स्थापयामास स्वनाम्ना पापनाशिनीम्

Transliteration

ajārūpāṃśca rogānvai cārayāmāsa bhūmipaḥ | tatra tāṃ sthāpayāmāsa svanāmnā pāpanāśinīm

Translation

Der König vertrieb die Krankheiten, die die Gestalt von Ziegen annahmen; und dort errichtete er die sündenvernichtende Göttin und gab ihr einen Namen nach seinem eigenen.

Word by Word

• अजारूपान्: goat-formed
• अजारूपान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजा-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अजाया रूपम् इव)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रोगान्: diseases
• रोगान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• चारयामास: made (them) move / drove about
• चारयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चर् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + लिट् (परस्मैपद)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect; narrative past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त—‘चालयामास/चरितुम् अकारयत्’

• भूमिपः: the king
• भूमिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भूमेः पः/पालः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्थापयामास: established / installed
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + लिट् (परस्मैपद)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect; narrative past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त—‘स्थापितवान्/स्थापयत्’

• स्वनाम्ना: by his own name
• स्वनाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य नाम्ना)

• पापनाशिनीम्: the destroyer of sin
• पापनाशिनीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य नाशिनी)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ajāpāleśvarī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Ajāpāla confronts goat-shaped diseases fleeing across the land; the Devī’s radiance drives them away; a consecration scene follows where the Devī is स्थापित (installed) and named Ajāpāleśvarī; attendants perform āratī.

Characters & Entities

• Ajāpāla
• Ajāpāleśvarī (Devī)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace transforms affliction into liberation; establishing a deity at a tīrtha anchors ongoing welfare for future devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ajāpāleśvarī’s sacred स्थापना (installation) site in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act implied is deity installation/establishment (sthāpanā) and continued worship at the installed shrine.