रक्तबीज

{ raktabīja }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

RAKTABĪJA   
1) General.
Rebirth of Rambhāsura, father of Mahiṣāsura. Stories of Raktabīja and Rambhāsura are inextricably intertwined.
2) Origin of Raktabīja.
Once upon a time there lived an asura king called Danu. His two sons, Rambha and Karambha who had no children, did tapas at Pañcanada for the blessing of having issues. Rambha and Karambha meditated upon Mālavaṭa Yakṣa, the former seated at the centre of the five fires and the latter standing in the water. Indra in the guise of a crocodile dragged Karambha away by the feet and killed him. Angry at the death of his brother, Rambha decided to cut off his head and offer it in fire. When he was about to do so, Agni appeared and told him that suicide was worse than killing others, and promised to grant him whatever he desired. Accordingly Rambha requested Agni for a son more effulgent than the latter, who would conquer the three worlds and would not be defeated even by the Devas and the Asuras. Rambha further wanted that son to be as powerful as Vāyu, exceptionally handsome and skilled in archery. Agni blessed Rambha that he would have, as desired, a son by the woman whom he coveted. On his way back home he saw a beautiful she-buffalo, which he married. He took the buffalo which got pregnant by him, to Pātāla to protect it from the attack by other buffaloes. One day another buffalo felt a passion for Rambha's wife and in the fight that ensued Rambha was killed by it. Rambha's wife died in his funeral pyre. It was from the centre of the fire that the very powerful Mahiṣāsura was born. Rambhāsura also rose from the fire under the name Raktabīja. [Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 17] ; [Devī Bhāgavata, 5th Skandha] .
3) Boon to Raktabīja.
Raktabīja secured from Śiva a boon according to which if one drop of blood from his body fell on the battlefield, many Raktabījas would arise from the blood and fight the enemies. Each of these Raktabījas would also be like the others in the matter of strength, form and weapons. [Devī Bhāgavata, 5th Skandha] .
4) His death.
War between Devas and Asuras broke out and in the fight between Devī and Raktabīja blood from his body flowed. When Devī found it impossible to kill the lakhs of Raktāsuras who arose from the blood, she resorted to a trick. She asked Cāmuṇḍī to lick off the blood flowing from Raktabīja before it fell on the ground. Accordingly Devī began killing the asuras and Cāmuṇḍī consuming their blood and flesh. When the artificial Raktabījas were all killed thus, the original Raktabīja alone remained and in the fight between them, Devī cut off his head with her sword. Cāmuṇḍī did not permit even a drop of blood to fall on the ground. [Devī Bhāgavata, 5th Skandha] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  एक असुर जो शुंभ और निशुंभ का सेनापति था   Ex. रक्तबीज को माँ दुर्गे ने मारा था ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben রক্তবীজ

kok रक्तबीज

mal രക്തബീജസുരന്‍

mar रक्तबीज

ori ରକ୍ତବୀର୍ଯ୍ୟ

pan ਰਕਤਬੀਜ

san रक्तबीजः

tam ரக்தபீஜ்

urd رکت بیج

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

रक्तबीज n.  एक असुर, जो शुंभ एवं निशुंभ के पक्ष में शामिल था । इसे रुद्र का वरदान था कि, जब भी यह घायल हो कर इसके खून की वूँदें भूमि पर गिरेंगी, उनसे इसके साद्दश उतने ही राक्षस निर्माण होगे । रुद्र के इस वर के कारण, यह अत्यंत उन्मत्त वन गया था । एक बार यह शुंभ-निशुंभ के पक्ष में चामुंडा देवी से युद्ध करने गया । इस युद्ध मे मध्यस्थता करते समय, इसने वडी उद्दण्डता से देवी से कहा, ‘तुम शुंभ-निशुंभ की पत्नी हो जाओ, नही तो इस युद्ध में तुम्हारा पराजय अटल है’ । फिर देवी ने अत्यंत भयंकर रुप धारण कर इसका सारा खून भूमि पर एक ही बूँद छिडकने का मौका न देते हुये प्राशन किवा । इस तरह देवी ने इसका एवं इससे उत्पन्न राक्षसों का संपूर्ण विनाश किया दे, भा. ५.२७-२९; [मार्कं, ८५] ; शिव. उमा. ४७: देवी-चामुंडा देखिये ।

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

 noun  शुंभ आनी निशुंभ हांचो सेनापती आशिल्लो असो एक राक्षस   Ex. रक्तबीजाक दुर्गा मातेन मारिल्लो

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben রক্তবীজ

hin रक्तबीज

mal രക്തബീജസുരന്‍

mar रक्तबीज

ori ରକ୍ତବୀର୍ଯ୍ୟ

pan ਰਕਤਬੀਜ

san रक्तबीजः

tam ரக்தபீஜ்

urd رکت بیج

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   A term for a bug.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

 noun  एक असुर जो शुंभ आणि निशुंभचा सेनापती   Ex. रक्तबीजला दुर्गा देवीने मारले होते.

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben রক্তবীজ

hin रक्तबीज

kok रक्तबीज

mal രക്തബീജസുരന്‍

ori ରକ୍ତବୀର୍ଯ୍ୟ

pan ਰਕਤਬੀਜ

san रक्तबीजः

tam ரக்தபீஜ்

urd رکت بیج

मराठी वाक्संप्रदाय - वाक्यप्रचार

   रक्तापासून उत्पन्न होणारे असुर, राक्षस.
   ढेंकूण.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

रक्त—बीज  m.  m. the pomegranate tree, [L.]

ROOTS:

रक्त बीज

    N. of a physician, [MārkP.]