Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 34
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
श्रीदेव्युवाच कुले ऽस्मदीये शृणु दैत्य शुल्कं कृतं हि यत्पूर्वतरैः प्रसह्य यो जेष्यते ऽस्मत्कुलजां रणाग्रे तस्याः स भर्त्तापि भविष्यतीति
śrīdevyuvāca kule 'smadīye śṛṇu daitya śulkaṃ kṛtaṃ hi yatpūrvataraiḥ prasahya yo jeṣyate 'smatkulajāṃ raṇāgre tasyāḥ sa bharttāpi bhaviṣyatīti
Sang Dewi Mulia bersabda: “Dengarlah, wahai Daitya, ketentuan śulka dalam garis keturunan kami, yang telah ditegakkan oleh para leluhur sejak dahulu dengan ketegasan: siapa pun yang menaklukkan seorang gadis dari garis kami di garis depan pertempuran, dialah yang akan menjadi suaminya.”
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FAQs
The verse presents social order through kula-ācāra (lineage rule): even powerful beings are bound by inherited norms. Ethically, it also shifts the encounter from coercive demand to a rule-governed test, implying restraint and formalization of power through dharma-like conditions.
Vamśānucarita (accounts tied to lineages and their customs) and ancillary dharma-narrative. It is not directly sarga/pratisarga, but a customary rule embedded in mythic history.
‘Raṇāgre’ (battlefront) symbolizes that union with divine power is not gained by petition alone but by demonstrated valor and worthiness; the ‘śulka’ functions as a boundary that prevents arbitrary possession and asserts the Devī’s autonomy within cosmic and social order.