Shloka 53
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
Sanskrit
मच्छस्त्रपातसम्भूतान् रक्तबिन्दून् महासुरान् ।
रक्तबिन्दोः प्रतीच्छ त्वं वक्त्रेणानेन वेगिना ॥
Transliteration
macchastrapātasambhūtān raktabindūn mahāsurān | raktabindoḥ pratīccha tvaṃ vaktreṇānena veginā ||
Translation
«Avec cette bouche prompte, reçois les gouttes de sang—ces grands asuras—engendrées par la chute de mes armes. Saisis le sang au moment où il tombe.»
Speakers
Caṇḍikā addressing Kālī/Cāmuṇḍā
Primary Deities
CaṇḍikāKālī/CāmuṇḍāRaktabīja
Key ThemesShaktismCause-prevention over effect-managementMythic etiology of ‘multiplying evil’Cooperative forms of Devī