Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 24
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
तथोक्तवाक्ये दितिजः शिवायास्तयज्याम्बरं भूमितले निषण्णः सुखोपविष्टः परमासने च रम्भात्मजेनोक्तमुवाच वाक्यम्
tathoktavākye ditijaḥ śivāyāstayajyāmbaraṃ bhūmitale niṣaṇṇaḥ sukhopaviṣṭaḥ paramāsane ca rambhātmajenoktamuvāca vākyam
அவள் இவ்வாறு கூறியபின், திதியின் புதல்வனான தானவன், தேவீ சிவாவின் முன்னிலையில் ஆடையை விட்டு நிலத்தில் அமர்ந்து; பின்னர் பரம ஆசனத்தில் இன்பமாக அமர்ந்து, ரம்பையின் புதல்வன் சொன்ன வார்த்தைகளையே உரைத்தான்।
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FAQs
Even the adversary must adopt discipline and restraint before divine authority. The verse frames speech as accountable: one must ‘take a seat’—i.e., become steady—before making claims.
It is narrative conduct-description within Vamśānucarita/carita. It supports the plot mechanics (who speaks, under what conditions) rather than cosmological enumeration.
The shift between sitting on the ground and the ‘highest seat’ signals a tension between submission and asserted status—typical of Daitya characterization. Before Devī, worldly rank is relativized; true ‘seat’ is granted by divine sanction, not self-claim.