Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 2
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
दृष्ट्वैव शौलादवतीर्य शीघ्रमाजग्मतुः स्वभवनं सुरारी दृष्ट्वोचतुस्तौ महिषासुरस्य दूताविदं चण्डमुण्डौ दितीशम्
dṛṣṭvaiva śaulādavatīrya śīghramājagmatuḥ svabhavanaṃ surārī dṛṣṭvocatustau mahiṣāsurasya dūtāvidaṃ caṇḍamuṇḍau ditīśam
Having seen her, they quickly descended from the mountain and went to their own abode. Seeing (their lord), the two messengers of Mahiṣāsura—Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa—reported this matter to Diti’s son (the Daitya king).
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FAQs
Evil is often organized and strategic; the Purāṇic narrative shows adharma acting through intelligence and reporting. This underscores the need for dharma to be vigilant and principled, not merely reactive.
It belongs to narrative charita (episode of conflict involving notable beings). It is not cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pratisarga), but a conflict-episode embedded in the Purāṇa’s storytelling.
The descent from the mountain after beholding Devī can symbolize the fall of arrogant intent into strategizing fear—divine presence forces adharma to regroup, revealing that mere sight of śakti destabilizes demonic certainty.