Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अजवक्त्रान्महादेवि अजा जाता महाप्रभा । अन्धासुररणे घोरे मम क्रोधेन भामिनि

Transliteration

ajavaktrānmahādevi ajā jātā mahāprabhā | andhāsuraraṇe ghore mama krodhena bhāmini

Translation

โอ้มหาเทวี จากพระพักตร์ ‘อชะ’ ได้บังเกิด ‘อชา’ ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่และรุ่งเรือง โอ้ผู้ผ่องพรรณ ในศึกอันน่าสะพรึงกับอันธาสุระ นางกำเนิดจากพระพิโรธของเรา

Word by Word

• अजवक्त्रात्: from Aja’s face
• अजवक्त्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (वक्त्र), पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ‘अजस्य वक्त्रम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; अपादानार्थे

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• अजा: Ajā (a goddess)
• अजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जाता: born; arisen
• जाता: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियार्थ-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अजा’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

• महाप्रभा: of great splendor
• महाप्रभा: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अजायाः)

• अन्धासुररणे: in the battle with Andhāsura
• अन्धासुररणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धासुर + रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अन्धासुरस्य रणम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; अधिकरणे

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Adhikarana (Qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रणे)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे

• क्रोधेन: by (my) wrath
• क्रोधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करणार्थे

• भामिनि: O radiant one
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (implied, addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From Śiva’s Aja-face bursts a radiant feminine power ‘Ajā’, blazing with tejas; behind, the terrifying battlefield against Andhāsura is suggested—dark clouds, weapons, roaring hosts—contrasted with Ajā’s luminous calm-fury.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Ajā
• Andhāsura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, divine power manifests decisively—wrath here functions as protective righteousness, not mere anger.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, contextualizing the goddess’ presence and subsequent sanctification of the locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse narrates the origin of a protective śakti.