Shloka 13
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं यथाभूषणवाहनम् ।
तद्वदेव हि तच्छक्तिरसुरान् योद्धुमाययौ ॥
yasya devasya yadrūpaṃ yathābhūṣaṇavāhanam |
tadvad eva hi tacchaktir asurān yoddhum āyayau ||
Apa jua rupa yang dimiliki seseorang dewa—beserta perhiasan dan wahana tunggangannya—demikianlah juga Śaktinya menampakkan diri, datang untuk berperang melawan para Asura.
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FAQs
Power must match responsibility: the same attributes that signify divine authority (form, insignia, vehicle) are mobilized for the protection of order. The verse also legitimizes iconography as a meaningful language of theology rather than mere decoration.
A narrative-ritual theology embedded in Vaṃśānucarita: it explains how divine functions are distributed and manifested in sacred history, supporting dharma through exemplification.
The mirroring implies that the ‘inner power’ of any principle takes the same signature as its source—suggesting correspondences between archetype and energy. In practice, it underwrites mantra–yantra–mūrti alignment in Śākta ritual symbolism.