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
मग देवेश, त्रिनेत्र व शूलधारी तेथे आले; जवळ जाऊन तिला वंदन करून त्यांनी अंबिकेला वचन सांगितले।
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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.