Ajamukhi, Ajamukhī, Ajāmukhī: 3 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Ajamukhī (अजमुखी).—(AJĀMUKHĪ). Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu thus: Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Ajāmukhī. Birth Long ago in the battle between Devas and Asuras one of the routed Asuras had fled to Pātāla (Hell). Surasā was his daughter. Brahmā’s grandson, Kaśyapa married Surasā. She gave birth to six children—Śūrapadmā, Siṃhikā, Siṃhavaktra, Tārakāsura, Ajāmukhī, and Gomukha. The Asura woman Ajāmukhī is one of them. Chief events. Marriage with Durvāsas. Once Śūrapadmā called his two brothers, Siṃhavaktra and Tārakāsura and ordered them to set up two cities, one to the north and the other to the south, of Mahāmeru. In obedience to his elder brother, Tārakāsura started with one half of the army and set up a city to the south of Mahāmeru. That city was named Māyāpura. Siṃhavaktra lived in the city on the northern side of Mahāmeru. Their sister Ajāmukhī went about enticing men to satisfy her lustful passion. Once, in the course of her wanderings, she met Durvāsas in the Himālayan valley. They fell in love and even married. The two Asuras, Ilvala and Vātāpi were born from their union. They insisted on sharing their father’s achievements between them. Durvāsas cursed them that they would die at the hands of Agastya. (Skanda Purāṇa, Asura Kāṇḍa). The cutting off of Ajāmukhī’s hands. While wandering with her lustful passion, Ajāmukhī once went to the Śiva temple at Kāśi. There she happened to meet Indra’s wife, Śacīdevī. In order to give her to her brother, Śūrapadmā, Ajāmukhī caught hold of Śacīdevī. Śacīdevī screamed aloud. Suddenly Śiva appeared there with His sword. Even then Ajāmukhī refused to release Śacīdevī. Śiva rescued Indrāṇī (Śacīdevī) by cutting off Ajāmukhī’s hands. Hearing this, Śūrapadmā sent his army and imprisoned the Devas. The imprisoend Brahmā at the instance of Śūrapadmā, restored Ajamukhī’s hands. Śūrapadmā’s son, Bhānugopa fought against the remaining Devas and defeated them. (Skanda Purāṇa, Asura Kāṇḍa). (See full article at Story of Ajamukhī from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Ajāmukhī (अजामुखी).—See AJAMUKHĪ.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjamukhī (अजमुखी):—[=aja-mukhī] [from aja-mukha > aja > aj] f. Name of a Rākṣasī.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Ajamukhika.
Ends with: Pankajamukhi, Rajamukhi, Surajamukhi.
Full-text: Durmukhi, Angulimukha, Agnimukha, Indrani, Bali, Angaraka.
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