Shloka 55
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
ऋषिरुवाच इत्युक्त्वा तां ततो देवी शूलेनाभिजघान तम् ।
मुखेन काली जगृहे रक्तबीजस्य शोणितम् ॥
ṛṣir uvāca ityuktvā tāṃ tato devī śūlenābhijaghāna tam | mukhena kālī jagṛhe raktabījasya soṇitam ||
仙人は言った。「かく彼女に告げ終えるや、女神は三叉戟（トリシューラ）で彼を突き、カーリーはその口でラक्तビージャの血を捉え（吸い尽くして）飲み干した。」
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FAQs
Power is effective when aligned with method: Devī’s strike is paired with Kālī’s containment. The episode teaches that righteous action (dharma) includes preventing collateral proliferation of harm.
Upākhyāna within the Purāṇa—devotional narrative reinforcing śakti doctrine.
The trident (śūla) can signify the three guṇas or triad of time; Kālī’s drinking indicates the transcendence/absorption of the very substance that would otherwise generate further bondage.