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Chamunde Vistirnam Vadanam Kuru (The Slaying of Raktabija)

Chamunde Vistirnam Vadanam Kuru (The Slaying of Raktabija) in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, on Ashtami, or on Tuesdays and Fridays at dawn·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 8

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These verses from the eighth chapter of the Durga Saptashati describe the slaying of Raktabija, the demon from each of whose falling blood-drops a new demon of equal might arose. As the gods despaired at the multiplying asuras, Chandika laughed and commanded Chamunda (Kali) to spread wide her mouth and drink every drop of blood while the Goddess struck him. With his blood drained before it could touch the earth, the seemingly invincible Raktabija was at last destroyed.

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 8 · Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana) · c. 400–600 CE (Markandeya Purana)

In the war against Shumbha and Nishumbha, the band of Mother-goddesses (Matrikas) routed the demon armies until Raktabija advanced. Because every drop of his blood spawned a new demon of equal might, the battlefield filled with countless asuras and the gods despaired. Chandika then commanded Chamunda to drink his blood while she struck him, and the bloodless Raktabija was destroyed.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees recount that this verse is chanted when troubles seem to multiply faster than they can be solved; just as Raktabija's clones vanished once his blood was consumed at the source, sincere recitation is said to dry up the very root from which recurring difficulties spring.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

raktabinduryadā bhūmau patatyasya śarīrataḥ samutpatati medinyāṃ tatpramāṇo mahāsuraḥ

Meaning:Whenever a drop of blood fell from his body to the ground, there sprang up from the earth a great asura of equal stature. Seeing the gods dejected, Chandika laughed and quickly said to Kali: 'O Chamunda, open wide your mouth! With this swift mouth of yours, receive the drops of blood, and the great asuras sprung from the drops of blood, born of the fall of my weapon. Roam the battlefield devouring the great asuras born from him; thus this daitya, his blood drained, shall go to destruction.'

Verse 2

tān viṣaṇṇān surān dṛṣṭvā caṇḍikā prāhasatvaram uvāca kālīṃ cāmuṇḍe vistīrṇaṃ vadanaṃ kuru

Verse 3

macchastrapātasambhūtān raktabindūn mahāsurān raktabindoḥ pratīccha tvaṃ vaktreṇānena veginā

Verse 4

bhakṣayantī caran raṇe tadutpannānmahāsurān evameṣa kṣayaṃ daityaḥ kṣeṇarakto gamiṣyati

Word-by-Word Meaning

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rakta-binduḥ yadā bhūmau patati🔊Whenever a drop of blood falls to the ground

asya śarīrataḥ🔊From his (Raktabija's) body

samutpatati medinyām🔊There springs up from the earth

tat-pramāṇaḥ mahāsuraḥ🔊A great asura of equal stature

tān viṣaṇṇān surān dṛṣṭvā🔊Seeing the gods dejected

caṇḍikā prāhasat tvaram🔊Chandika laughed and quickly (said)

uvāca kālīṃ cāmuṇḍe🔊Said to Kali: 'O Chamunda'

vistīrṇaṃ vadanaṃ kuru🔊Open wide your mouth

mat-śastra-pāta-sambhūtān🔊Born from the fall of my weapon

rakta-bindūn mahāsurān🔊The drops of blood and the great asuras (from them)

pratīccha tvaṃ vaktreṇa anena veginā🔊Receive with this swift mouth of yours

bhakṣayantī caran raṇe🔊Roaming the battlefield, devouring (them)

kṣīṇa-raktaḥ gamiṣyati kṣayam🔊His blood drained, he shall go to destruction

Benefits of Chanting Chamunde Vistirnam Vadanam Kuru (The Slaying of Raktabija)

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Invokes Chamunda and Chandika together to destroy enemies that seem to multiply endlessly

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Recited to overcome problems, debts or addictions that keep regenerating themselves

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Symbolises the conquest of multiplying negative thoughts and desires of the mind

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Strengthens faith that even the most invincible obstacle has a hidden weakness

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Powerful during Navaratri, especially in the recitation of the Madhyama and Uttama Charitas

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Brings courage and strategy in the face of seemingly hopeless, ever-growing difficulties

How to Chant Chamunde Vistirnam Vadanam Kuru (The Slaying of Raktabija)

Repetitions11times

Best TimeDuring Navaratri, on Ashtami, or on Tuesdays and Fridays at dawn

Begin with the Saptashati seed mantra 'Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vichche'. Chant these verses with devotion, contemplating how Chandika and Chamunda act together — one striking, the other consuming the blood — to end Raktabija. Recited when facing relentless, self-multiplying troubles, and as part of the eighth chapter path of the Durga Saptashati.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Raktabija ('blood-seed') was a demon who had a boon: from every drop of his blood that fell to the ground, a new demon of equal strength would arise. So striking him only created more enemies, making him seem invincible until the Goddess found the way to drain his blood.

Chandika commanded Chamunda (Kali) to open her mouth wide and drink every drop of blood while the Goddess struck him with her weapons. With Chamunda catching the blood before it touched the earth, no new demons could arise, and the bloodless Raktabija fell.

Raktabija is often understood as the multiplying nature of desire and negative tendencies — each indulgence breeds more. The teaching is that such forces cannot be fought one by one; they must be consumed at the root, as Chamunda drinks the blood before it can multiply.