Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 24
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
तथोक्तवाक्ये दितिजः शिवायास्तयज्याम्बरं भूमितले निषण्णः सुखोपविष्टः परमासने च रम्भात्मजेनोक्तमुवाच वाक्यम्
tathoktavākye ditijaḥ śivāyāstayajyāmbaraṃ bhūmitale niṣaṇṇaḥ sukhopaviṣṭaḥ paramāsane ca rambhātmajenoktamuvāca vākyam
Lorsqu’elle eut parlé ainsi, le Dānava (fils de Diti), en présence de Śivā (la Déesse), rejeta son vêtement et s’assit à même le sol; puis, assis avec aisance sur le siège suprême, il prononça les paroles telles que les avait dites le fils de Rambhā.
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FAQs
Even the adversary must adopt discipline and restraint before divine authority. The verse frames speech as accountable: one must ‘take a seat’—i.e., become steady—before making claims.
It is narrative conduct-description within Vamśānucarita/carita. It supports the plot mechanics (who speaks, under what conditions) rather than cosmological enumeration.
The shift between sitting on the ground and the ‘highest seat’ signals a tension between submission and asserted status—typical of Daitya characterization. Before Devī, worldly rank is relativized; true ‘seat’ is granted by divine sanction, not self-claim.