 Shiva attacked Andhaka with his trident, but every drop of Andhaka's blood that fell to the ground spawned another demon like him.Shiva requested the goddess Caṇḍī to drink the blood while he took care of the rest of Andhaka's duplicates.After vanquishing the remaining Asura, Shiva impaled Andhaka with his trident and lifted him thereupon, where he remained for a very long time.