Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
श्रुत्वाथ वाक्यं मयजो ऽब्रवीच्च शुल्कं वदस्वाम्बुजपत्रनेत्रे दद्यात्स्वमूर्धानमपि त्वदर्थे किं नाम शुल्कं यदिहैव तभ्यम्
śrutvātha vākyaṃ mayajo 'bravīcca śulkaṃ vadasvāmbujapatranetre dadyātsvamūrdhānamapi tvadarthe kiṃ nāma śulkaṃ yadihaiva tabhyam
ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນຖ້ອຍຄຳນາງ ບຸດຂອງມາຍາກ່າວວ່າ: «ຈົ່ງບອກຊຸລກະມາ, ໂອ ຜູ້ມີດວງຕາດັ່ງກີບດອກບົວ. ເພື່ອເຈົ້າ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຍັງຍອມມອບແມ່ນແຕ່ຫົວຂອງຕົນ. ຊຸລກະນັ້ນແທ້ໆແມ່ນຫຍັງ—ຈົ່ງບອກໃນທີ່ນີ້ ແລະໃນບັດນີ້»។
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Desire is disciplined by obligation: the daitya’s intensity is redirected into a vow-like readiness to meet conditions. The ethical lesson is that commitment is proven by willingness to bear cost, not by boasts of dominion.
Vaṃśānucarita (episode narrative) with a didactic overlay about dharma in social contracts. It remains within the story-layer rather than cosmological categories.
Offering one’s head is a hyperbolic symbol of ego-surrender, foreshadowing a theme common in Purāṇas: true ‘worthiness’ is measured by submission to a higher order (dharma/daivī-śakti), not merely martial success.