Shloka 11
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
एकं जग्राह केशेषु ग्रीवायामथ चापरम् ।
पादेनाक्रम्य चैवान्यमुरसाऽन्यमपोथयत् ॥
ekaṃ jagrāha keśeṣu grīvāyām atha cāparam /
pādenākramya caivānyam urasānyam apothayat
L’un, elle le saisit par les cheveux, l’autre par le cou; l’un, elle le piétina du pied, et l’autre, elle l’écrasa de sa poitrine.
FAQs
No tactic can evade accountability: the Goddess’s victory is shown as immediate and intimate—adharma is not only opposed at a distance but uprooted directly.
Carita narrative emphasizing the Goddess’s protective function; not a cosmological classification passage.
Hair/neck/foot/chest represent different ‘holds’ of bondage (identity, breath-life, action, vital-force). The Goddess dominates all layers of embodied existence.