Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 37
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
ततः सेनापतिर्दैत्यो चिक्षुरो नाम नारद सेनाग्रगामिनं चक्रे नमरं नाम दानवम्
tataḥ senāpatirdaityo cikṣuro nāma nārada senāgragāminaṃ cakre namaraṃ nāma dānavam
ततः दैत्यसेनापतिः चिक्षुरो नाम—हे नारद—सेनाग्रगामिनं नमरं नाम दानवं चकार।
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FAQs
The verse highlights how power organizes itself through delegated authority; Purāṇic ethics often contrasts such ambition-driven hierarchy with dharma-driven leadership (where authority is restrained by yajña, dāna, and protection).
Vamśānucarita/Carita: it records named figures (Cikṣura, Namara) and their roles in events that explain subsequent actions at a sacred locale.
Appointing a 'front-runner' (senāgragāmin) symbolizes the projection of will/ego to the forefront—often a narrative precursor in Purāṇas to a corrective intervention by dharma or divinity.