Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 20
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
आहत्य भेरी रमकर्कशास्ते स्वर्गं परित्यज्य महीधरं तु आगम्य मूले शिविरं निवेश्य तस्थुश्च सञ्जा दनुनन्दनास्ते
āhatya bherī ramakarkaśāste svargaṃ parityajya mahīdharaṃ tu āgamya mūle śiviraṃ niveśya tasthuśca sañjā danunandanāste
కఠినంగా గర్జించే యుద్ధభేరిని మోగించి వారు స్వర్గాన్ని విడిచి పర్వతానికి వచ్చారు. దాని అడుగున శిబిరం వేసి దనుపుత్రులు సన్నద్ధంగా నిలిచారు।
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FAQs
The verse frames adharma’s momentum through martial noise and collective resolve: abandoning ‘svarga’ (a symbol of secured privilege) for conquest underscores how desire and rivalry propel conflict. It sets the stage for the Devī’s confrontation with disruptive powers.
This is best classed under Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (accounts of lineages and their deeds), specifically the depiction of Dānavas’ actions within a conflict narrative rather than cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya).
The ‘beating of the bherī’ functions as an audible marker of impending adharma and a ritualized commencement of battle; ‘camping at the mountain’s base’ suggests encroachment at the threshold—approaching the locus where the Devī’s power will be engaged.