Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 88, 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
Tuwing may patak ng dugo mula sa kanyang katawan na bumabagsak sa lupa, mula sa lupa ay sumisibol ang isa pang dakilang Asura na kapantay ang sukat at anyo.
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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.