Skanda Purana 16.367.p60

16.367.p60

58 vyādhigrastenājāpālena rājñā tadvyādhinirasanāya bhairavīdevīpūjanakaraṇam, tenājārūpeṇa tatpātakānāṃ nirgamanam, tato'jāpāleśvarītināmakaraṇam, ajāpāleśvarī- māhātmyavarṇanam. ... .... ...... 70 1
59 pārvatyā śakaṃrāya tava ṣaṣṭhavaktrābhāvātkathaṃ ṣaṣṭhādvaktrādajādevyā utpattiḥ iti pṛṣṭe śaṃkareṇa pārvatyai sadyojātādipicvantānāṃ svasya saptamukhānāṃ varṇanama, ajādevībhayāddaityānāṃ daśadikṣu palāyanam, ajādevīmāhātmyavarṇanam, iti rudraśaktitraya saṃketaḥ 71 1

58. Description of the worship of Goddess Bhairavī performed by King Ajāpāla, who was afflicted with disease, in order to dispel that disease; the exit of his sins in the form of a she-goat (ajā); then the assignment of the name Ajāpāleśvarī; and the description of the māhātmya of Ajāpāleśvarī. 70 1
59. When asked by Pārvatī to Śaṃkara, "In the absence of a sixth face of yours, how did Goddess Ajā originate from your sixth face?", the description by Śaṃkara to Pārvatī of his own seven faces, beginning with Sadyojāta and ending with Picu; the fleeing of the Daityas in the ten directions out of fear of Goddess Ajā; the description of the māhātmya of Goddess Ajā; thus is the convention of the three Śaktis of Rudra. 71 1