Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 67
Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas
शोणितौघा महा नद्यः सद्यस्तत्र विसुस्रुवुः ।
मध्ये चासुरसैन्यस्य वारणासुरवाजिनाम् ॥
śoṇitaughā mahānadyaḥ sadyastatra visustruvuḥ / madhye cāsurasainyasya vāraṇāsuravājinām
巨大的河流——血之激流——立刻在彼处奔涌，在阿修罗军阵之中，穿行于象群、阿修罗与马群之间。
FAQs
The verse stresses the catastrophic cost of demonic aggression; the purāṇic intent is deterrent and didactic—adharma leads to self-destruction on a vast scale.
Anucarita within Manvantara narration, serving as exemplary history (itihāsa-like) to communicate dharma through dramatic consequence.
‘Rivers of blood’ may symbolize the overflow of life-force squandered by violent egoism; Śakti’s field becomes the crucible where tamas is expended and transformed.