Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 13
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
जङ्घे सुवृत्ते ऽपि च रोमहीने शोभेत दैत्येश्वर ते तदीये आक्रम्य लोकानिव मिर्मिताया रूपार्जितस्यैव कृताधरौ हि
jaṅghe suvṛtte 'pi ca romahīne śobheta daityeśvara te tadīye ākramya lokāniva mirmitāyā rūpārjitasyaiva kṛtādharau hi
हे दैत्येश्वरा, तिच्या दोन्ही जंघा सुबक गोलाईच्या व रोमहीन आहेत; त्या निश्चयच तुला शोभून दिसतील. ती जणू लोकांवर पाऊल टाकीत पुढे जाण्यासाठीच घडविली आहे; तिचा अधर (आणि अधोभाग) असा भासतो की सौंदर्यानेच रूप धारण करून परिपूर्ण घडविला आहे।
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FAQs
The verse functions primarily as kāvya-style description, but it also implies that form and power are perceived as ‘crafted’ (nirmitā)—suggesting the world’s appearances are contingent and fashioned, not ultimate.
Best placed under Vamśānucarita / narrative episodes about lineages and notable figures (here, Daitya-related narrative description), rather than sarga/pratisarga cosmology.
The imagery of ‘striding across the worlds’ (lokān ākramya) subtly echoes Purāṇic motifs of world-transcending power (later strongly associated with Trivikrama), but here it is applied to a Daitya maiden to heighten wonder and paradox.