Myths featuring Raktabija

When the demon Raktabija gained the power to clone himself from every drop of blood shed on the battlefield, the gods were nearly defeated. Goddess Kali emerged from the brow of Durga to intervene, stretching her tongue across the earth to drink the demon's blood before it could touch the ground. By consuming his essence and swallowing his clones, she successfully halted his multiplication...

The divine goddess Kali battles the demon Raktabija, whose every drop of blood creates a new clone. To defeat him, Kali consumes his blood before it hits the ground, eventually severing his head to end the cycle of duplication.