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
Dewi Yang Mulia bersabda: “Dengarlah, wahai Daitya, tentang śulka/syarat dalam keturunan kami, yang telah ditetapkan sejak dahulu oleh para leluhur, sekalipun dengan paksaan. Sesiapa yang menewaskan seorang gadis dari keturunan kami di hadapan medan perang—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.