Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 88, Shloka 13
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
यस्य देवस्य यद्रूपं यथाभूषणवाहनम् ।
तद्वदेव हि तच्छक्तिरसुरान् योद्धुमाययौ ॥
yasya devasya yadrūpaṃ yathābhūṣaṇavāhanam |
tadvad eva hi tacchaktir asurān yoddhum āyayau ||
诸神各具何等形相——连同其饰物与乘具——其沙克蒂亦如是显现，前来与阿修罗交战。
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FAQs
Power must match responsibility: the same attributes that signify divine authority (form, insignia, vehicle) are mobilized for the protection of order. The verse also legitimizes iconography as a meaningful language of theology rather than mere decoration.
A narrative-ritual theology embedded in Vaṃśānucarita: it explains how divine functions are distributed and manifested in sacred history, supporting dharma through exemplification.
The mirroring implies that the ‘inner power’ of any principle takes the same signature as its source—suggesting correspondences between archetype and energy. In practice, it underwrites mantra–yantra–mūrti alignment in Śākta ritual symbolism.