Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 93, 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
ਉਪਵਾਸ ਕਰਦੇ, ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਦੇ, ਦੇਵੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਏਕਾਗ੍ਰ ਤੇ ਸਮਾਧਿਸਥ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਲਹੂ ਨਾਲ ਛਿੜਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਬਲੀ ਅਰਪਣ ਕਰਦੇ ਸਨ।
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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.