Shloka 37
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
Sanskrit
चण्डाट्टहासैरसुराः शिवदूत्यभिदूषिताः ।
पेतुः पृथ्व्यां पतितांस्तांश्चखादाथ सा तदा ॥
Transliteration
caṇḍāṭṭahāsair asurāḥ śivadūty-abhidūṣitāḥ /
petuḥ pṛthvyāṃ patitāṃs tāṃś cakhādātha sā tadā //
Translation
От её свирепого хохота асуры, терзаемые Шивадутī (Śivadūtī), пали на землю; и затем она пожрала павших.
Speakers
Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam
Primary Deities
Śivadūtī
Key ThemesShaktismTerror as divine weaponSound as powerConsumption of evil