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
Ó senhor dos Daityas, as duas canelas dela, bem torneadas e sem pelos, de fato te assentariam. Ela parece como se tivesse sido moldada para transpor os mundos a grandes passos; e o seu lábio inferior (e a parte inferior do corpo) mostra-se perfeitamente formado, como se a própria beleza tivesse sido alcançada e encarnada em sua figura.
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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.