Chapter 8, Verse 47
Chapter 8: Raktabīja Vadha — रक्तबीजवधवैष्णवीचक्रभिन्नस्य रुधिरस्रावसम्भवैः । सहस्रशो जगद्व्याप्तं तत्प्रमाणैर्महासुरैः ॥
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Transliteration
vaiṣṇavīcakrabhinnasya rudhirasrāvasambhavaiḥ sahasraśo jagadvyāptaṃ tatpramāṇairmahāsuraiḥ
Meaning
By the streams of blood flowing from him, split by Vaishnavi's discus, the world was pervaded, thousandfold, by great asuras of his size.
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What is the meaning of Durga Saptashati Chapter 8, Verse 47?▼
By the streams of blood flowing from him, split by Vaishnavi's discus, the world was pervaded, thousandfold, by great asuras of his size.
Which chapter and verse of the Durga Saptashati is this?▼
This is verse 47 of Chapter 8 (Raktabīja Vadha — The Slaying of Raktabija) of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam), a scripture of 13 chapters from the Markandeya Purana.