Shloka 22
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
Sanskrit
हतशेषं ततः सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा चण्डं निपातितम् ।
मुण्डं च सुमहावीर्यं दिशो भेजे भयातुरम् ॥
Transliteration
hataśeṣaṃ tataḥ sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā caṇḍaṃ nipātitam | muṇḍaṃ ca sumahāvīryaṃ diśo bheje bhayāturam ||
Translation
ثم إن ما تبقّى من الجيش، إذ رأى چَنْدَة ساقطًا ومُنْدَة—ذا البأس العظيم—قد سقط أيضًا، فرّ مذعورًا إلى الجهات المختلفة.
Speakers
Narrator within Devi Mahatmyam
Primary Deities
KālīDevī
Key ThemesRout of adharmaMoral collapse after loss of leadershipFear as consequence of wrongdoing