Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 19

Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection

Devanagari script

ततोनु मुण्डं नमरं सचण्डे विडालनेत्रं सपिशङ्गवाष्कलम् उग्रायुधं चिक्षुररक्तबीजौ समादिदेशाथ महासुरेन्द्रः

Transliteration

tatonu muṇḍaṃ namaraṃ sacaṇḍe viḍālanetraṃ sapiśaṅgavāṣkalam ugrāyudhaṃ cikṣuraraktabījau samādideśātha mahāsurendraḥ

Translation

Então o grande senhor dos asuras emitiu ordens para convocar e mobilizar Muṇḍa, Namara, Caṇḍa, Viḍālanetra, Piśaṅgavāṣkala, Ugrāyudha, Cikṣura e Raktabīja.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial particle (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'then/thereafter'

• anu: after, following
• anu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), preverb/particle (उपसर्गार्थ/अन्वर्थ) = 'after, following'

• muṇḍam: Muṇḍa (name)
• muṇḍam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• namaram: Namara (name)
• namaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-caṇḍe: together with Caṇḍa
• sa-caṇḍe: Sahakāraka (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह/सहित, अव्यय) + caṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound-like collocation with indeclinable 'sa' (सह) + Subanta; caṇḍa: Masculine (पुं), Accusative (2nd), Dual (द्विवचन) implied with 'muṇḍam namaram' as a group; sense: 'together with Caṇḍa' (सहितार्थ)

• viḍāla-netram: cat-eyed / having eyes like a cat
• viḍāla-netram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viḍāla (प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) 'viḍālasya netram'; Neuter (नपुंसक), Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying the group (muṇḍam etc.)

• sa-piśaṅga-vāṣkalam: wearing tawny bark/garment
• sa-piśaṅga-vāṣkalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय 'with') + piśaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + vāṣkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya-like descriptive compound; Neuter (नपुंसक), Accusative (2nd), Singular; 'with tawny (piśaṅga) garment/covering (vāṣkala)'

• ugra-āyudham: having fierce weapons
• ugra-āyudham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Neuter (नपुंसक), Accusative (2nd), Singular

• cikṣura-rakta-bījau: Cikṣura and Raktabīja
• cikṣura-rakta-bījau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cikṣura (प्रातिपदिक) + rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) of two names: Cikṣura and Raktabīja; Masculine (पुं), Accusative (2nd), Dual (द्विवचन)

• sam-ādideśa: ordered, commanded
• sam-ādideśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √diś (दिश्, धातु) with upasargas sam-ā-
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); 'he commanded/ordered'

• atha: then, and then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, discourse particle (निपात)

• mahā-asura-indraḥ: the great lord of the Asuras
• mahā-asura-indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी) 'asurāṇām indraḥ' with mahā- prefix; Masculine (पुं), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speakers

• Narrative voice; action by Mahāsurendra (Mahiṣāsura)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• War-preparation
• Asura catalogues (nāma-saṅgraha)
• Devī confrontation (implied)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Evil tends to systematize itself: the asura-lord’s immediate ‘summoning of specialists’ shows how adharma organizes power, yet such mobilization ultimately serves as the necessary contrast for the revelation of Devī’s protective force.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

This is Carita/Vaṃśānucarita-style narrative detail (episode progression and dramatis personae), not cosmology; it provides the cast list that drives the ensuing conflict.

What is the symbolic significance?

The names are iconographic: ‘Raktabīja’ hints at proliferating violence (blood generating more foes), while epithets like ‘Ugrāyudha’ and ‘Viḍālanetra’ externalize inner ferocity and predation—qualities Devī’s śakti is poised to subdue.