Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
ते चापि युयुधुस्तत्र पुरुषा रक्तसम्भवाः ।
समं मातृभिरत्युग्रशस्त्रपातातिभीषणम् ॥
te cāpi yuyudhus tatra puruṣā raktasambhavāḥ / samaṃ mātṛbhir atyugraśastrapātātibhīṣaṇam
ৰক্তজাত সেই পুৰুষসকলেও তাত মাতৃকাসকলৰ বিৰুদ্ধে যুদ্ধ কৰিলে; ক্ৰুদ্ধ অস্ত্ৰবৃষ্টিয়ে সেই সমৰ অতি ভয়ংকৰ কৰি তুলিলে।
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When negativity multiplies, it creates a self-sustaining battlefield; collective, coordinated virtues (the Mātṛkās) are required to meet complex, multiplying harms.
Primarily narrative theology; it does not advance sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa data.
The ‘rain of weapons’ mirrors the storm of thoughts in conflict; the Mothers symbolize stabilizing powers that must remain integrated rather than fragmented.