Shloka 8
Adhyaya 93 — The Goddess’s Boons to Suratha and the Merchant (Conclusion of the Devi Mahatmyam)
निराहारौ यतात्मानौ तन्मनस्कौ समाहितौ ।
ददतुस् तौ बलिं चैव निजगात्रासृगुक्षितम् ॥
nirāhārau yatātmānau tan-manaskau samāhitau /
dadatus tau baliṃ caiva nija-gātrāsṛg-ukṣitam
ಉಪವಾಸದಿಂದ, ಆತ್ಮಸಂಯಮದಿಂದ, ದೇವಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಏಕಾಗ್ರರಾಗಿ ಸಮಾಧಿಸ್ಥರಾಗಿ, ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ತಮ್ಮದೇ ದೇಹರಕ್ತದಿಂದ ಸಿಂಚಿತವಾದ ಬಲಿಯನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದರು।
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FAQs
The text emphasizes intensity and sincerity of commitment (tyāga, self-discipline). Ethically, it portrays the extremity of resolve rather than prescribing harm as a universal norm; the core point is unwavering dedication and inner control.
This is devotional-ritual narrative, not pancalakṣaṇa material.
‘Blood-sprinkled bali’ symbolizes offering of prāṇa/egoic vitality—devotees surrender the deepest sense of embodied ownership (‘mine-ness’) that earlier caused suffering.