The Glory of Ajapaleshvari

Verse 1 (skanda.7.58.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। अथ द्वितीयां ते वच्मि शक्तिं देवि क्रियात्मिकाम्। प्रभासस्थां महादेवीं देवानां प्रीतिदायिनीम्

īśvara uvāca| atha dvitīyāṁ te vacmi śaktiṁ devi kriyātmikām| prabhāsasthāṁ mahādevīṁ devānāṁ prītidāyinīm

Ishvara said: Now I tell you of the second Shakti, O Goddess — the Kriya-shakti (power of action), the great Goddess residing in Prabhasa, who bestows delight upon the gods.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.58.2)

सोमेशाद्वायवे भागे षष्टिधन्वंतरे स्थिता। तत्र पीठं महादेवि योगिनीगणवन्दितम्

someśādvāyave bhāge ṣaṣṭidhanvaṁtare sthitā| tatra pīṭhaṁ mahādevi yoginīgaṇavaṁditam

She is situated in the northwest (Vayu) direction from Somesha, sixty bow-lengths away. There, O great Goddess, stands a seat revered by hosts of Yoginis.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.58.3)

तस्मिन्स्थाने स्थितं देवि पातालविवरं महत्। तस्मिन्महाप्रभे स्थाने रक्षारूपेण संस्थिताम्

tasminsthāne sthitaṁ devi pātālavivaraṁ mahat| tasminmahāprabhe sthāne rakṣārūpeṇa saṁsthitām

In that place, O Goddess, lies a great opening to the netherworld (Patala); in that place of great splendor, she abides in the form of a guardian,

Verse 4 (skanda.7.58.4)

पातालनिधि निक्षेपदिव्यौषधिरसायनम्। क्षेत्रमध्ये स्थितं सर्वं तदर्चनरतो लभेत्

pātālanidhi nikṣepadivyauṣadhirasāyanam| kṣetramadhye sthitaṁ sarvaṁ tadarcanarato labhet

guarding Patala's treasures, deposits, divine herbs, and elixirs. All that lies within the sacred field is obtained by one devoted to her worship.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.58.5)

भैरवीति च तद्देव्याः पूर्वं नाम प्रकीर्त्तितम्। अस्मिन्पुनश्चांतरे तु अष्टाविंशे चतुर्युगे। त्रेतायुगमुखे राजा अजापालो बभूव ह

bhairavīti ca taddevyāḥ pūrvaṁ nāma prakīrttitam| asminpunaścāṁtare tu aṣṭāviṁśe caturyuge| tretāyugamukhe rājā ajāpālo babhūva ha

Formerly, that Goddess's name was proclaimed as Bhairavi. Again, in this interval, in the twenty-eighth Chaturyuga, at the dawn of the Treta age, there was a king named Ajapala.

Verse 6 (skanda.7.58.6)

तेन चागत्य क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्पंचवर्षशतानि च। भैरवी पूजिता देवी व्याधिग्रस्तेन भामिनि

tena cāgatya kṣetre'sminpaṁcavarṣaśatāni ca| bhairavī pūjitā devī vyādhigrastena bhāmini

O lovely one, having come to this sacred field, though afflicted with disease, he worshipped the Goddess Bhairavi for five hundred years.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.58.7)

ततः प्रोवाच तं देवी संतुष्टा राजसत्तमम्। अलं क्लेशेन राजर्षे तुष्टाहं तव भक्तितः

tataḥ provāca taṁ devī saṁtuṣṭā rājasattamam| alaṁ kleśena rājarṣe tuṣṭāhaṁ tava bhaktitaḥ

Then the Goddess, well pleased, said to that excellent king: "Enough of hardship, O royal sage; I am pleased by your devotion."

Verse 8 (skanda.7.58.8)

इत्युक्तः स तदा राजा कृताञ्जलिपुटः सुधीः। प्रणम्योवाच तां देवीमानंदास्राविलेक्षणः

ityuktaḥ sa tadā rājā kṛtāñjaliputaḥ sudhīḥ| praṇamyovāca tāṁ devīmānaṁdāsrāvilekṣaṇaḥ

Thus addressed, the wise king, joining his palms, his eyes brimming with tears of joy, bowed to the Goddess and spoke.

Verse 9 (skanda.7.58.9)

यदि तुष्टासि मे देवि वरार्हो यदि वाप्यहम्। सर्वे रोगाः शरीरान्मे नाशं यांतु बहिः कृताः

yadi tuṣṭāsi me devi varārho yadi vāpyaham| sarve rogāḥ śarīrānme nāśaṁ yāṁtu bahiḥ kṛtāḥ

"O Goddess, if you are pleased with me, and if I am worthy of a boon, let all diseases, cast out from my body, come to destruction."

Verse 10 (skanda.7.58.10)

एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी पुनः प्रोवाच तं नृपम्। सर्वमेव महाराज यथोक्तं ते भविष्यति

evamuktā tu sā devī punaḥ provāca taṁ nṛpam| sarvameva mahārāja yathoktaṁ te bhaviṣyati

Thus addressed, that Goddess spoke again to the king: "O great king, everything shall come to pass exactly as you have said."

Verse 11 (skanda.7.58.11)

इत्युक्ते तु तदा देव्या तस्य राज्ञः कलेवरात्। निर्गता व्याधयस्तत्र अजारूपेण वै पृथक्

ityukte tu tadā devyā tasya rājñaḥ kalevarāt| nirgatā vyādhayastatra ajārūpeṇa vai pṛthak

As soon as the Goddess said this, the diseases emerged separately from that king's body, taking the form of goats.

Verse 12 (skanda.7.58.12)

सहस्राणां तु पञ्चैव नियतं सार्द्धमेव च। इति वृत्ते महादेव्या पुनः प्रोक्तो नराधिपः

sahasrāṇāṁ tu paṁcaiva niyataṁ sārddhameva ca| iti vṛtte mahādevyā punaḥ prokto narādhipaḥ

They numbered exactly five and a half thousand. When this had happened, the great Goddess spoke to the king once more.

Verse 13 (skanda.7.58.13)

राजन्नेतानजारूपान्व्याधीन्पालय कृत्स्नशः। किंकुर्वाणा भविष्यंति तवैवादेशकारिणः

rājannetānajārūpānvyādhīnpālaya kṛtsnaśaḥ| kiṁkurvāṇā bhaviṣyaṁti tavaivādeśakāriṇaḥ

"O king, tend fully to these diseases in the form of goats; what will they do? They shall be entirely obedient to your command."

Verse 14 (skanda.7.58.14)

अजापालेति ते नाम ख्यातं लोके भविष्यति। तव नाम्ना मम नाम अजापालेश्वरीति च। भविष्यति धरापृष्ठे तच्च यावच्चतुर्युगम्

ajāpāleti te nāma khyātaṁ loke bhaviṣyati| tava nāmnā mama nāma ajāpāleśvarīti ca| bhaviṣyati dharāpṛṣṭhe tacca yāvaccaturyugam

"Your name shall become renowned in the world as Ajapala. From your name, mine shall become Ajapaleshvari, and this shall endure on the earth for a whole Chaturyuga."

Verse 15 (skanda.7.58.15)

अष्टम्यां च चतुर्द्दश्यां योऽत्र मां पूजयिष्यति। तस्याष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं दास्ये तुष्टा न संशयः

aṣṭamyāṁ ca caturddaśyāṁ yo'tra māṁ pūjayiṣyati| tasyāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṁ dāsye tuṣṭā na saṁśayaḥ

"Whoever worships me here on the eighth and fourteenth lunar days, to him, pleased, I shall grant eightfold prosperity — without doubt."

Verse 16 (skanda.7.58.16)

अश्वयुक्छुक्लाष्टम्यां च त्रिः कृत्वा तु प्रदक्षिणाम्। सोमेशं मध्यतः कृत्वा संस्नाप्याभ्यर्च्य मां पृथक्। तस्य वर्षत्रयं राजन्न भीः शोको भविष्यति

aśvayukchuklāṣṭamyāṁ ca triḥ kṛtvā tu pradakṣiṇām| someśaṁ madhyataḥ kṛtvā saṁsnāpyābhyarcya māṁ pṛthak| tasya varṣatrayaṁ rājanna bhīḥ śoko bhaviṣyati

"On the bright eighth of the month of Ashvina, keeping Somesha at the center, circumambulating three times, bathing the image and worshipping me separately — for that person, O king, there shall be neither fear nor grief for three years."

Verse 17 (skanda.7.58.17)

या तु वंध्या भवेन्नारी रोगिणी दुर्भगा तथा। तयोक्ता नवमी कार्या ममाग्रे तुष्टिवर्द्धिनी

yā tu vaṁdhyā bhavennārī rogiṇī durbhagā tathā| tayoktā navamī kāryā mamāgre tuṣṭivarddhinī

"Whatever woman is barren, or sick, or unfortunate should perform the ninth-day rite before me, which increases contentment."

Verse 18 (skanda.7.58.18)

ईश्वर उवाच। इत्युक्त्वा तु तदा देवी तत्रैवांतर्हिताऽभवत्। प्रभासक्षेत्रमध्यस्थः स राजातुलविक्रमः

īśvara uvāca| ityuktvā tu tadā devī tatraivāṁtarhitā'bhavat| prabhāsakṣetramadhyasthaḥ sa rājātulavikramaḥ

Ishvara said: Having said this, the Goddess vanished right there. That king of incomparable valor, dwelling in the midst of the Prabhasa field,

Verse 19 (skanda.7.58.19)

पालयामास धर्मात्मा तानजान्व्याधिरूपिणः। औषधीर्विविधाकारास्तेषां याः पुष्टिहेतवः

pālayāmāsa dharmātmā tānajānvyādhirūpiṇaḥ| auṣadhīrvividhākārāsteṣāṁ yāḥ puṣṭihetavaḥ

righteous as he was, tended those disease-goats with various kinds of herbs that nourished them.

Verse 20 (skanda.7.58.20)

तत्र वर्षशतं साग्रं पुष्टिं नीता अजाः पृथक्। महानिधानसंस्थानमजापालेन निर्मिंतम्

tatra varṣaśataṁ sāgraṁ puṣṭiṁ nītā ajāḥ pṛthak| mahānidhānasaṁsthānamajāpālena nirmiṁtam

There, for over a hundred years, the goats were each nourished. Ajapala built there a great treasure-house.

Verse 21 (skanda.7.58.21)

अथ तस्याः प्रसादेन स राजा पृथुविक्रमः। सप्तद्वीपाधिपो जातः सूर्यवंशविभूषणः

atha tasyāḥ prasādena sa rājā pṛthuvikramaḥ| saptadvīpādhipo jātaḥ sūryavaṁśavibhūṣaṇaḥ

Then, by her grace, that mighty king, the ornament of the Solar dynasty, became the lord of the seven continents.

Verse 22 (skanda.7.58.22)

देव्युवाच। अत्याश्चर्यमिदं देव अजा देव्याः समुद्भवम्। पुनश्च श्रोतुमिच्छामि तस्य राज्ञोद्भुतं महत्

devyuvāca| atyāścaryamidaṁ deva ajā devyāḥ samudbhavam| punaśca śrotumicchāmi tasya rājñodbhutaṁ mahat

The Goddess said: "O Lord, this origin of the goats from the Goddess is most wondrous. I wish to hear again the great and marvelous deeds of that king."

Verse 23 (skanda.7.58.23)

कथं राजा स देवेश सप्तद्वीपां वसुन्धराम्। शशास एक एवासौ कथं ते व्याधयः कृताः

kathaṁ rājā sa deveśa saptadvīpāṁ vasuṁdharām| śaśāsa eka evāsau kathaṁ te vyādhayaḥ kṛtāḥ

"How, O Lord of gods, did that king alone rule over the earth of seven continents? How did he transform those diseases into goats?"

Verse 24 (skanda.7.58.24)

ईश्वर उवाच। पुरा बभूव राजर्षिर्दिलीप इति विश्रुतः। दीर्घो नाम सुतस्तस्य रघुस्तस्मादजायत

īśvara uvāca| purā babhūva rājarṣirdilīpa iti viśrutaḥ| dīrgho nāma sutastasya raghustasmādajāyata

Ishvara said: Long ago there was a royal sage renowned by the name Dilipa. His son was named Dirgha, and from him Raghu was born.

Verse 25 (skanda.7.58.25)

अजःपुत्रो रघोश्चापि तस्माद्यश्चातिवीर्यवान्। स भैरवीं समाराध्य कृत्वा व्याधीनजागणान्

ajaḥputro raghoścāpi tasmādyaścātivīryavān| sa bhairavīṁ samārādhya kṛtvā vyādhīnajāgaṇān

Aja was the son of Raghu, and from him was born one of exceeding valor. He, having duly worshipped Bhairavi, transformed the diseases into a herd of goats,

Verse 26 (skanda.7.58.26)

पालयामास संहृष्टो ह्यजापालस्ततोऽभवत्। तस्मिन्काले बभूवाथ रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः

pālayāmāsa saṁhṛṣṭo hyajāpālastato'bhavat| tasminkāle babhūvātha rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ

and tended them joyfully; thus he became Ajapala. At that time there lived Ravana, lord of the rakshasas.

Verse 27 (skanda.7.58.27)

लंकास्थितः सुरगणान्नियुयोज स्वकर्मसु। अखंडमंडलं चन्द्रमातपत्रं चकार ह

laṁkāsthitaḥ suragaṇānniyuyoja svakarmasu| akhaṁḍamaṁḍalaṁ caṁdramātapatraṁ cakāra ha

Ravana, dwelling in Lanka, had pressed the hosts of gods into his own service; he had made the unbroken orb of the moon his royal parasol.

Verse 28 (skanda.7.58.28)

इन्द्रं सेनापतिं चक्रे वायुं पांसुप्रमार्जकम्। वरुणं दूतकर्मस्थं धनदं धनरक्षकम्

iṁdraṁ senāpatiṁ cakre vāyuṁ pāṁsupramārjakam| varuṇaṁ dūtakarmasthaṁ dhanadaṁ dhanarakṣakam

He made Indra his army commander, Vayu his dust-sweeper, Varuna his messenger, Dhanada the guardian of his treasury.

Verse 29 (skanda.7.58.29)

यमं संयमनेऽरीणां युयुजे मन्त्रणे मनुम्। मेघाश्छर्दंति लिंपंति द्रुमाः पुष्पाणि चिक्षिपुः

yamaṁ saṁyamane'rīṇāṁ yuyuje maṁtraṇe manum| meghāśchardaṁti liṁpaṁti drumāḥ puṣpāṇi cikṣipuḥ

He employed Yama in restraining his enemies and Manu in counsel. The clouds sprinkled and moistened the ground, the trees scattered flowers.

Verse 30 (skanda.7.58.30)

सप्तर्षयः शांतिपरा ब्राह्मणाः शंसिनः प्रियाः। नागा यामककक्षायां गन्धर्वा गीततत्पराः

saptarṣayaḥ śāṁtiparā brāhmaṇāḥ śaṁsinaḥ priyāḥ| nāgā yāmakakakṣāyāṁ gaṁdharvā gītatatparāḥ

The Seven Sages were engaged in peace-rites, the Brahmins were dear eulogists; the Nagas stood as watchmen, the Gandharvas were devoted to singing.

Verse 31 (skanda.7.58.31)

प्रेक्षणीयेऽप्सरोवृंदं वाद्ये विद्याधरा वृताः। गंगाद्याः सरितः पाने गार्हपत्ये हुताशनः

prekṣaṇīye'psarovṛṁdaṁ vādye vidyādharā vṛtāḥ| gaṁgādyāḥ saritaḥ pāne gārhapatye hutāśanaḥ

The troupe of Apsaras was assigned to spectacle and dance, the Vidyadharas to instrumental music; the Ganga and other rivers served for drinking water, and Agni presided over the household fire.

Verse 32 (skanda.7.58.32)

विश्वकर्मांगसंस्कारे तेन शिल्पी नियोजितः। तिष्ठंति पार्थिवाः सर्वे पुरः सेवाविधायिनः

viśvakarmāṁgasaṁskāre tena śilpī niyojitaḥ| tiṣṭhaṁti pārthivāḥ sarve puraḥ sevāvidhāyinaḥ

He employed Vishvakarma, the craftsman, in works of construction and adornment; all kings stood before him, rendering service.

Verse 33 (skanda.7.58.33)

दृश्यंते भास्वरै रत्नैः प्रस्खलंतो विभूषणैः। तान्दृष्ट्वा रावणः प्राह प्रहस्तं प्रतिहारकम्

dṛśyaṁte bhāsvarai ratnaiḥ praskhalaṁto vibhūṣaṇaiḥ| tāndṛṣṭvā rāvaṇaḥ prāha prahastaṁ pratihārakam

They were seen stumbling under the weight of gleaming jewels and ornaments. Seeing them, Ravana said to Prahasta, the gatekeeper,

Verse 34 (skanda.7.58.34)

सेवां कर्त्तुं मम स्थाने ब्रूहि केऽत्र समागताः। उवाच स प्रणम्याग्रे दण्डपाणिर्निशाचरः

sevāṁ karttuṁ mama sthāne brūhi ke'tra samāgatāḥ| uvāca sa praṇamyāgre daṇḍapāṇirniśācaraḥ

"Tell me, who are these who have come here to serve me?" Then the demon Dandapani stepped forward, bowed, and said.

Verse 35 (skanda.7.58.35)

एष काकुत्स्थो मांधाता धुन्धुमारो नलोऽर्जुनः। ययातिर्नहुषो भीमो राघवोऽयं विदूरथः

eṣa kākutstho māṁdhātā dhuṁdhumāro nalo'rjunaḥ| yayātirnahuṣo bhīmo rāghavo'yaṁ vidūrathaḥ

"This is Kakutstha, Mandhata, Dhundhumara, Nala, Arjuna, Yayati, Nahusha, Bhima, this one is Raghava, and this is Vidhuratha."

Verse 36 (skanda.7.58.36)

एते चान्ये च बहवो राजान इह चागताः। सेवाकरास्तव स्थाने नाजापाल इहो गतः

ete cānye ca bahavo rājāna iha cāgatāḥ| sevākarāstava sthāne nājāpāla iho gataḥ

"These and many other kings have come here to serve you; only Ajapala has not come here."

Verse 37 (skanda.7.58.37)

रावणः कुपितः प्राह शीघ्रं दूत विसर्जय। इत्युक्त्वा प्रहितो दूतो धूम्राक्षो नाम राक्षसः

rāvaṇaḥ kupitaḥ prāha śīghraṁ dūta visarjaya| ityuktvā prahito dūto dhūmrākṣo nāma rākṣasaḥ

Ravana, enraged, said: "Send a messenger at once." Having said this, a rakshasa named Dhumraksha was sent as messenger.

Verse 38 (skanda.7.58.38)

धूम्राक्ष गच्छ ब्रूहि त्वमजापालं ममाज्ञया। सेवां कर्त्तुं ममागच्छ करं वा यच्छ पार्थिव

dhūmrākṣa gaccha brūhi tvamajāpālaṁ mamājñayā| sevāṁ karttuṁ mamāgaccha karaṁ vā yaccha pārthiva

"Dhumraksha, go and tell Ajapala, by my command: O king, come to serve me, or else pay tribute,"

Verse 39 (skanda.7.58.39)

अथवा चन्द्रहासेन त्वां करिष्ये विकंधरम्। रावणेनैवमुक्तस्तु धूम्राक्षो गरुडो यथा

athavā caṁdrahāsena tvāṁ kariṣye vikaṁdharam| rāvaṇenaivamuktastu dhūmrākṣo garuḍo yathā

"or else I shall behead you with Chandrahasa." Thus commanded by Ravana, Dhumraksha, swift as Garuda,

Verse 40 (skanda.7.58.40)

संप्राप्तस्तां पुरीं रम्यां तव राजकुलं गतः। ददर्शायांतमेकं स अजापालमजावृतम्

saṁprāptastāṁ purīṁ ramyāṁ tava rājakulaṁ gataḥ| dadarśāyāṁtamekaṁ sa ajāpālamajāvṛtam

reached that lovely city and went to his royal palace. There he saw Ajapala coming alone, surrounded by goats,

Verse 41 (skanda.7.58.41)

मुक्तकेशं मुक्तकच्छं स्वर्णकंबलधारिणम्। यष्टिस्कंधं रेणुवृतं व्याधिभिः परिवारितम्

muktakeśaṁ muktakacchaṁ svarṇakaṁbaladhāriṇam| yaṣṭiskaṁdhaṁ reṇuvṛtaṁ vyādhibhiḥ parivāritam

with loosened hair, loosened garment, wearing a golden blanket, a staff upon his shoulder, covered in dust, encircled by the diseases,

Verse 42 (skanda.7.58.42)

निघ्नंतमिव शार्दूलं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम्। मह्यामालिख्य नामानि विनिघ्नंतं द्विषां गणम्

nighnaṁtamiva śārdūlaṁ sarvopadravanāśanam| mahyāmālikhya nāmāni vinighnaṁtaṁ dviṣāṁ gaṇam

striking as though a tiger, the destroyer of all calamities, tracing names upon the earth and thereby vanquishing the hosts of his foes.

Verse 43 (skanda.7.58.43)

स्नातं भुक्तं निजस्थाने कृतकृत्यं मनुं यथा। दृष्ट्वा हृष्टमनाः प्राह धूम्राक्षो रावणोदितम्

snātaṁ bhuktaṁ nijasthāne kṛtakṛtyaṁ manuṁ yathā| dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭamanāḥ prāha dhūmrākṣo rāvaṇoditam

Bathed, fed, fulfilled in his own place like Manu — seeing him thus, Dhumraksha, with a delighted mind, delivered Ravana's message.

Verse 44 (skanda.7.58.44)

अजापालोऽपि साक्षेपं प्रत्युक्त्वा कारणोत्तरम्। प्रेषयामास धूम्राक्षं ततः कृत्यं समादधे

ajāpālo'pi sākṣepaṁ pratyuktvā kāraṇottaram| preṣayāmāsa dhūmrākṣaṁ tataḥ kṛtyaṁ samādadhe

Ajapala too, replying with a rebuke and a reasoned answer, sent Dhumraksha away; then he performed a ritual invocation.

Verse 45 (skanda.7.58.45)

ज्वरमाकारयित्वा तु प्रोवाचेदं महीपतिः। गच्छ लंकाधिपस्थानमाचर त्वं यथोदितम्

jvaramākārayitvā tu provācedaṁ mahīpatiḥ| gaccha laṁkādhipasthānamācara tvaṁ yathoditam

Having invoked Fever, the king spoke thus: "Go to the abode of the lord of Lanka; act as instructed."

Verse 46 (skanda.7.58.46)

नियुक्तस्त्वजपालेन ज्वरो दिवि जगाम ह। गत्वा च कंपयामास रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम्

niyuktastvajapālena jvaro divi jagāma ha| gatvā ca kaṁpayāmāsa rāvaṇaṁ rākṣaseśvaram

Fever, commanded by Ajapala, went through the sky, and having arrived, caused Ravana, lord of the rakshasas, to shake and tremble.

Verse 47 (skanda.7.58.47)

रावणस्तं विदित्वा तु ज्वरं परमदारुणम्। प्रोवाच तिष्ठतु नृपः तेन मे न प्रयोजनम्

rāvaṇastaṁ viditvā tu jvaraṁ paramadāruṇam| provāca tiṣṭhatu nṛpaḥ tena me na prayojanam

Recognizing that most terrible Fever, Ravana said: "Let the king remain as he is; I have no business with him."

Verse 48 (skanda.7.58.48)

ततः स विज्वरो राजा बभूव धनदानुजः। एवं तस्य चरित्राणि संति चान्यानि कोटिशः

tataḥ sa vijvaro rājā babhūva dhanadānujaḥ| evaṁ tasya caritrāṇi saṁti cānyāni koṭiśaḥ

Then that king, the younger brother of Dhanada, became free of the fever. Thus there are also millions of other deeds of his.

Verse 49 (skanda.7.58.49)

अजापालस्य देवेशि सूर्यवत्त्विट्किरीटिनः। तेनैषाऽऽराधिता देवी अजापालेन धीमता। सर्वरोगप्रशमनी सर्वोपद्रवनाशिनी

ajāpālasya deveśi sūryavattviṭkirīṭinaḥ| tenaiṣārādhitā devī ajāpālena dhīmatā| sarvarogapraśamanī sarvopadravanāśinī

O Goddess of gods, this Goddess was thus worshipped by the wise Ajapala, radiant like the sun and crowned — she who pacifies all diseases and destroys all calamities.

Verse 50 (skanda.7.58.50)

पूजयेत्तां विधानेन भोगेप्सुर्यदि मानवः। गंधैर्धूपैरलंकारैर्वस्त्रैरन्यैश्च भक्तितः

pūjayettāṁ vidhānena bhogepsuryadi mānavaḥ| gaṁdhairdhūpairalaṁkārairvastrairanyaiśca bhaktitaḥ

A man desiring enjoyment should worship her according to rule, with fragrance, incense, ornaments, garments, and other offerings, with devotion.

Verse 51 (skanda.7.58.51)

इति ते कथितं सर्वमजादेव्याः समुद्भवम्। सर्वदुःखोपशमनं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

iti te kathitaṁ sarvamajādevyāḥ samudbhavam| sarvaduḥkhopaśamanaṁ sarvapātakanāśanam

Thus has the entire origin-story of the Goat-Goddess (Aja-devi) been told to you, which pacifies all sorrows and destroys all sins.