Shloka 23

Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)

Sanskrit

शिरञ्चण्डस्य काली च गृहीत्वा मुण्डमेव च ।

प्राह प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रमभ्येत्य चण्डिकाम् ॥

Transliteration

śirañ caṇḍasya kālī ca gṛhītvā muṇḍam eva ca | prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśram abhyetya caṇḍikām ||

Translation

Si Kālī, tangan ang ulo ni Caṇḍa at gayundin ang ulo ni Muṇḍa, ay lumapit kay Caṇḍikā at nagsalita, hinahalo ang kanyang mga salita sa isang mabangis at malakas na halakhak.

Speakers

• Narrator; direct speech begins from Kālī to Caṇḍikā

Primary Deities

• Kālī
• Caṇḍikā

Key Themes

• Shakti’s delegated power
• Offering of trophies (symbolic proof of victory)
• Epithets and name-origins in Devi tradition