Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75
ईश्वर उवाच । पिबास्य रुधिरं भद्रे यथेष्टं दानवस्य च । निपतद्रुधिरं भूमौ दुर्गे गृह्णीष्व माचिरम्
īśvara uvāca | pibāsya rudhiraṃ bhadre yatheṣṭaṃ dānavasya ca | nipatadrudhiraṃ bhūmau durge gṛhṇīṣva māciram
ঈশ্বৰে ক’লে: ‘হে ভদ্ৰে, এই দানৱৰ ৰক্ত যথেচ্ছা পান কৰা। আৰু যি ৰক্ত ভূমিত পৰে, হে দুৰ্গে, বিলম্ব নকৰিবা—তৎক্ষণাৎ গ্ৰহণ কৰা।’
Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Īśvara issues a crisp command to Durgā: drink the demon’s blood and catch any falling drops instantly, turning the battlefield into a controlled, ritual-like act of containment.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through wise means (upāya): divine compassion can be fierce, yet it is guided by intelligence and purpose.
The passage is within Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā sacred domain), but this verse is tactical narrative rather than tīrtha praise.
No human ritual is prescribed; it is a divine injunction within the battle narrative.