Shloka 19
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
उत्थाय च महासींहं देवी चण्डमधावत ।
गृहीत्वा चास्य केशेषु शिरस्तेनासिनाच्छिनत् ॥
utthāya ca mahāsiṃhaṃ devī caṇḍam adhāvata | gṛhītvā cāsya keśeṣu śiras tenāsinācchinat ||
ત્યારે દેવી મહાસિંહણી સમી ઊભી થઈ ચંડ પર તૂટી પડી. તેના વાળ પકડી તેણે પોતાના ખડ્ગથી તેનું શિર કાપી નાખ્યું.
FAQs
The ‘head’ stands for the seat of arrogant intention; cutting it off signifies ending the root-command of violence. Dharma is restored not by negotiation with entrenched cruelty but by removing its leadership.
Carita: exemplary divine action that maintains the moral-cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).
Seizing ‘by the hair’ suggests grasping the subtle thread of prāṇa/identity; the sword is viveka (discernment). The beheading is the dissolution of egoic sovereignty before the absolute.