Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 23
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
कात्यायानी दुन्दुभिमभ्युवाच एह्येहि दैत्येन्द्र भयं विमुच्य वाक्यं च यद्रम्भसुतो बभाषे वदस्व तत्सत्यमपेतमोहः
kātyāyānī dundubhimabhyuvāca ehyehi daityendra bhayaṃ vimucya vākyaṃ ca yadrambhasuto babhāṣe vadasva tatsatyamapetamohaḥ
காத்யாயனி துந்துபியிடம் கூறினாள்—வா, வா, ஓ தைத்யேந்திரா; அச்சத்தை விட்டு விடு. ரம்பையின் புதல்வன் சொன்னதை மயக்கம் நீங்கி உண்மையாகச் சொல்.
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FAQs
The Goddess demands satya (truthful speech) and fearlessness as prerequisites for meaningful dialogue. Dharma here begins with inner clarity (moha-śūnyatā) and moral courage, even in adversarial contexts.
This passage aligns most closely with Vamśānucarita / carita-style narrative (accounts of beings and their deeds), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya). It is episodic narration within the Purāṇic story-stream.
Kātyāyanī’s summons represents the power of Śakti to compel even hostile forces to face truth. “Apetamoha” signals that confrontation must move from egoic confusion to clear articulation, a common Purāṇic motif before judgement or divine response.