Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 54
मच्छस्त्रपातसम्भूतान् रक्तबिन्दून्महासुरान्। रक्तबिन्दोः प्रतीच्छ त्वं वक्त्रेणानेन वेगिना ॥ ५४ ॥
macchastrapātasambhūtān raktabindūnmahāsurān | raktabindōḥ pratīccha tvaṁ vaktrēṇānēna vēginā || 54 ||
Translation
Receive with your swift mouth the great demons born from the drops of blood caused by my weapon strikes.
Word by word
- macchastrapāta
- from my weapon strikes
- sambhūtān
- born
- raktabindūn
- drops of blood
- mahāsurān
- great demons
- raktabindoḥ
- from the drops of blood
- pratīccha
- receive
- tvaṁ
- you
- vaktreṇa
- with mouth
- anena
- this
- veginā
- swift
Meaning
Caṇḍikā instructs Cāmuṇḍā to swiftly consume the blood drops from Raktabīja before they touch the ground, preventing the creation of new demons.