Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 88, Shloka 26
Adhyaya 88 — The Manifestation of the Matrikas and the Slaying of Raktabija
बलावलेपादथ चेद्भवन्तो युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः ।
तदागच्छत तृप्यन्तु मच्छिवाः पिशितेन वः ॥
balāvalepādatha cedbhavanto yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ /
tadāgacchata tṛpyantu macchivāḥ piśitena vaḥ
“然而，若你们沉醉于力量与傲慢，仍渴求战斗——那就来吧；让我的诸śivā以你们的血肉得其满足。”
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FAQs
The verse dramatizes karmic consequence: arrogance invites self-destruction. It also conveys that dharma’s protection can be uncompromising when warnings are ignored.
Carita: narrative escalation toward the decisive conflict; it functions as a moral warning embedded in story.
The ‘śivās’ as devouring attendants represent the consuming power of time and consequence that follows delusion. When ego persists in combativeness, it becomes ‘food’ for transformative dissolution.