Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 20
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
आहत्य भेरी रमकर्कशास्ते स्वर्गं परित्यज्य महीधरं तु आगम्य मूले शिविरं निवेश्य तस्थुश्च सञ्जा दनुनन्दनास्ते
āhatya bherī ramakarkaśāste svargaṃ parityajya mahīdharaṃ tu āgamya mūle śiviraṃ niveśya tasthuśca sañjā danunandanāste
কর্কশ ও গম্ভীর ধ্বনিযুক্ত যুদ্ধভেরী বাজিয়ে তারা স্বর্গ ত্যাগ করে পর্বতে এল। তার পাদদেশে শিবির স্থাপন করে দানুর পুত্রেরা সজ্জিত হয়ে দাঁড়িয়ে রইল।
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FAQs
The verse frames adharma’s momentum through martial noise and collective resolve: abandoning ‘svarga’ (a symbol of secured privilege) for conquest underscores how desire and rivalry propel conflict. It sets the stage for the Devī’s confrontation with disruptive powers.
This is best classed under Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (accounts of lineages and their deeds), specifically the depiction of Dānavas’ actions within a conflict narrative rather than cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya).
The ‘beating of the bherī’ functions as an audible marker of impending adharma and a ritualized commencement of battle; ‘camping at the mountain’s base’ suggests encroachment at the threshold—approaching the locus where the Devī’s power will be engaged.