Shloka 49

Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija

Sanskrit

स चापि गदया दैत्यः सर्वा एवाहनत् पृथक् ।

मातः कोपसमाविष्टो रक्तबीजो महासुरः ॥

Transliteration

sa cāpi gadayā daityaḥ sarvā evāhanat pṛthak | mātaḥ kopasamāviṣṭo raktabījo mahāsuraḥ ||

Translation

स एव रक्तबीजो नाम महाऽसुरः क्रोधसंरब्धः स्वगदया तान् प्रत्येकं ताडयामास।

Speakers

• Ṛṣi (narrator) speaking within the Devi Mahatmyam frame (traditional: Markandeya recounts to the inquirer in Devi Mahatmyam)

Primary Deities

• Caṇḍikā (Devī)
• Raktabīja

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine battle (Devī-māhātmya)
• Wrath as a demonic impulse
• Tactical problem of blood-born replication