Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 27

Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam

Devanagari script

सन्ताड्य च गुरुं विप्रं रक्तपातं च कारयेत् । स च तिष्ठत्यसृक्कुण्डे तद्‍भोजी शतवत्सरम्

Transliteration

santāḍya ca guruṃ vipraṃ raktapātaṃ ca kārayet । sa ca tiṣṭhatyasṛkkuṇḍe tad‌bhojī śatavatsaram

Translation

凡殴打上师或婆罗门并致其流血者，将留在血之池（Asrikkunda）中以此为食一百年。

Word by Word

• santāḍya: having beaten
• santāḍya: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-taḍ
• Form: Gerund (Lyap)

• raktapātam: causing blood to fall
• raktapātam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: raktapāta
• Form: Masculine, Singular, Accusative

• kārayet: causes to do
• kārayet: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: Causal, Vidhilin, 3rd Person, Singular

• asṛkkuṇḍe: in the hell of blood
• asṛkkuṇḍe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: asṛkkuṇḍa
• Form: Neuter, Singular, Locative

Speaker

Dharmaraja (Yama)

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Cosmic Law of Karma

Tattva Discussed: Karma

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: null

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: Avidya-Maya

Creation Role: Karmic Retribution

Shakti Philosophy: Dvaita

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Description of Narakas (Hells) and karmic punishments

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: None

Philosophical Significance

Text: The Guru represents spiritual enlightenment. Physical violence against them is an attack on Dharma itself, warranting severe, bloody retribution.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Brahmana
• Asrikkunda

FAQs

What happens to someone who attacks their Guru?

A person who strikes a Guru or a Brahmana and causes them to bleed is sent to Asrikkunda (pit of blood) for 100 years.