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Raktabīja (Sanskrit: रक्तबीज, lit. 'blood seed', IAST:
Raktabīja) is an
asura in Hinduism.
According to the Puranas, he
fought with
Shumbha and Nishumbha...
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episode of the Devi
Mahatmya that
deals with the
killing of the
demon Raktabija, the warrior-goddess
Durga creates the
Matrikas from
herself and with...
- the fire
under the name
Raktabīja along with his brother, Mahishasura.
According to legends,
Rambha was
reborn as
Raktabīja, the army
commander of Shumbha...
- Munda, the Devi gave the name "Chamunda" to Kali. Afterwards, the
demon Raktabīja was sent by the demons, but was also
slain by
Goddess Kali. According...
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Chanda and
Munda were deplo****, who were also destro**** by the goddess.
Raktabīja was sent next, and was
slain by the
goddess Kali.
After these encounters...
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asura Raktabija is
undefeated because of his
ability to
reproduce himself from
every drop of his
blood that
reaches the ground.
Countless Raktabija clones...
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Chamunda who
appeared out from the
third eye of Chandi.
Chandi then
killed Raktabija and his clones,
while Chamunda drank their blood.
Parvati turned into...
- of
Chamundeshwari who
helped her at the
battlefield to slay the
demon Raktabīja.
Marikamba Temple,
Sirsi Mookambika Temple,
Kollur Annapurneshwari Temple...
- Kali is
described as a
Matrika who
sucked all the
blood of the
demon Raktabīja, from
whose blood drop rose
another demon. Kali is
given the
epithet Chamunda...
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prominent of her sons were Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Vajranaka, Arunasura,
Raktabija and Surapadman. Diti also had a
daughter named Simhika (also
known as...
