Vamana Purana — Slaying of Raktabija, Shloka 11
The Slaying of Raktabīja and Niśumbha–Śumbha; the Manifestation of the Mātṛkās and the Devas’ Hymn
समाजगाम देवेशः शूलपाणिस्त्रिलोचनः अभ्येत्य वन्द्य चैवैनां प्राह वाक्यं तदाम्बिकं
samājagāma deveśaḥ śūlapāṇistrilocanaḥ abhyetya vandya caivaināṃ prāha vākyaṃ tadāmbikaṃ
Da kam der Herr der Götter, der Dreiaugige, den Dreizack tragend, an jenen Ort. Er trat heran, erwies ihr Verehrung und sprach Worte zu Ambikā.
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FAQs
Purāṇic theology often presents Śiva and Śakti as inseparable and mutually honoring. Śiva’s veneration here signals Śakti’s supreme efficacy in the battle context and underscores Śaiva-Śākta unity rather than a simple hierarchy.
They identify Śiva through sovereignty (Deveśa), weapon-iconography (Śūlapāṇi), and transcendent perception (Trilocana), framing him as the cosmic regulator who arrives when Devī’s action has reached a world-filling intensity.
No explicit sacred geography appears in this śloka; it functions as a narrative hinge introducing Śiva’s speech.