Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
तां च शुक्लचतुर्दश्यामजापालेश्वरीं नरः । यो वै पूजयते भक्त्या धूपपुष्पानुलेपनैः । स प्राप्नोतीप्सितान्कामान्दुर्लभा सर्वमानवैः
tāṃ ca śuklacaturdaśyāmajāpāleśvarīṃ naraḥ | yo vai pūjayate bhaktyā dhūpapuṣpānulepanaiḥ | sa prāpnotīpsitānkāmāndurlabhā sarvamānavaiḥ
जो मनुष्य शुक्लपक्षातील चतुर्दशीस धूप, पुष्प व अनुलेपन अर्पून भक्तिभावाने अजापालेश्वरीची पूजा करतो, तो सर्व मानवांस दुर्लभ असे इच्छित काम्यफल प्राप्त करतो।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Ajāpāleśvarī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: A devotee worships Ajāpāleśvarī on bright fortnight caturdaśī, offering incense smoke, garlands, and fragrant unguents; the deity’s grace radiates as boon-bestowing light.
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Devotional worship performed on an auspicious tithi, with simple offerings, draws the deity’s grace and fulfills worthy desires.
The Ajāpāleśvarī shrine/tīrtha described in Adhyāya 95 of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Pūjā of Ajāpāleśvarī on Śukla Caturdaśī using incense (dhūpa), flowers (puṣpa), and unguents (anulepana).