Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
रघुवंशसमुद्भूतो ह्यजापालो नृपोत्तमः । स तत्र देवीमाराध्य पापरोगवशंकरीम्
raghuvaṃśasamudbhūto hyajāpālo nṛpottamaḥ | sa tatra devīmārādhya pāparogavaśaṃkarīm
Ajāpāla, bậc vương giả ưu tú sinh từ dòng Raghu, đã thờ phụng Nữ Thần tại đó—Đấng chế ngự quyền lực của tội lỗi và bệnh tật.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)
Tirtha: Ajāpāleśvarī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A Raghu-lineage king, Ajāpāla, performs Devī ārādhana at a shrine; offerings of flowers, incense, lamps; the Devī’s presence is protective, subduing shadowy personifications of sin and disease.
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Devotional worship (ārādhana) is portrayed as a force that overcomes both moral impurity (pāpa) and embodied suffering (roga).
The shrine of the Goddess Ajāpāleśvarī in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Worship/propitiation of the Goddess (devīm ārādhya) at the site.