Shloka 40
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
रक्तबिन्दुर्यदा भूमौ पतत्यस्य शरीरतः ।
समुत्पतति मेदिन्यां तत्प्रमाणो महासुरः ॥
raktabindur yadā bhūmau pataty asya śarīrataḥ / samutpatati medinyāṃ tatpramāṇo mahāsuraḥ
Setiap kali setitis darah dari tubuhnya jatuh ke bumi, dari tanah itu segera muncul lagi seorang Asura besar, sama ukuran dan rupanya.
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FAQs
Unchecked harm reproduces itself: one unaddressed “drop” of wrongdoing can generate many further problems; thus wisdom demands addressing causes, not only symptoms.
Not a pañcalakṣaṇa unit; it is a theologically charged episode (devī-māhātmya) illustrating the dynamics of adharma and the need for śakti.
Raktabīja signifies proliferating desire/attachment: each ‘bleeding’ of attention into sense-objects multiplies distractions unless contained and transmuted.