Shloka 24
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
मया तवात्रोपहृतौ चण्डमुण्डौ महापशू ।
युद्धयज्ञे स्वयं शुम्भं निशुम्भं च हनिष्यसि ॥
mayā tavātropahṛtau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāpaśū | yuddhayajñe svayaṃ śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca haniṣyasi ||
«لقد جئتُ إليكِ بچَنْدَة ومُنْدَة—تلكما الوحشان العظيمان. وفي يَجْنَةِ القتال ستقتلين أنتِ بنفسكِ شُمْبَة ونِشُمْبَة».
FAQs
The verse frames righteous struggle as ‘yuddha-yajña’: action offered for restoration of order, not for personal gain. It also teaches assurance—when aligned with dharma, the outcome is ultimately secured.
Carita: prophetic/assuring speech within a sacred narrative, supporting the dharma-restoring arc rather than cosmological enumeration.
‘Battle-sacrifice’ indicates inner offering: the practitioner sacrifices tamasic/rajasic drives (symbolized by asuras) into the fire of awareness. Śumbha-Niśumbha represent deeper structures of possessiveness and pride to be overcome by the sovereign Goddess-consciousness.