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Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 87, Shloka 25

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

Sanskrit

ऋषिरुवाच तावानीतौ ततो दृष्ट्वा चणाडमुण्डौ महासुरौ । उवाच कालीं कल्याणी ललितं चण्डिका वचः ॥

Transliteration

ṛṣir uvāca tāvānītau tato dṛṣṭvā caṇḍa-muṇḍau mahāsurau / uvāca kālīṃ kalyāṇī lalitaṃ caṇḍikā vacaḥ

Translation

Wika ng Ṛṣi: Nang magkagayon, nang makita ang dalawang dakilang asura—sina Caṇḍa at Muṇḍa—na dinala sa harap niya, ang mapalad na Caṇḍikā ay nagsalita kay Kālī sa banayad na mga salita.

Word by Word
ऋषिःthe sage
ऋषिः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
तौthose two
तौ:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), द्विवचन
आनीतौbrought
आनीतौ:
Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-नी (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘brought’
ततःthen
ततः:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—सम्बन्ध/क्रमवाचक (then/from there)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)
चण्डCaṇḍa
चण्ड:
Karma (कर्म/Object within compound)
TypeNoun
Rootचण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)
मुण्डौMuṇḍa (and)
मुण्डौ:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (समासोत्तरपद-रूप)
चण्डमुण्डौCaṇḍa and Muṇḍa
चण्डमुण्डौ:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootचण्ड + मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
महासुरौthe great demons
महासुरौ:
Karma (कर्म/Object apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootमहासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (महान् असुरः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
कालीम्to Kālī
कालीम्:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootकाली (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
कल्याणीthe auspicious one
कल्याणी:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootकल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)
ललितम्gentle, charming
ललितम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootललित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (for vacaḥ)
चण्डिकाCaṇḍikā
चण्डिका:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootचण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वचःwords, speech
वचः:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
Speakers
Frame narrator Ṛṣi (within Devi Mahatmyam narration); Caṇḍikā addressing Kālī
Primary Deities
Caṇḍikā (Devī/Durgā)Kālī
Shakti Aspects
Caṇḍikā; Kālī (as Devī’s emanated fierce power)
Key Themes
ShaktismDivine battle (asura-vadha)Emanation of powers (śakti-prādurbhāva)Name-bestowal as theological marker

FAQs

Even within fierce conflict, Devī’s sovereignty includes restraint and right ordering: Caṇḍikā’s ‘gentle speech’ to Kālī shows that divine ferocity is not uncontrolled rage but purposeful protection of dharma.

Primarily within Manvantara/Anucarita (narrative of a Manvantara and exemplary deeds). The Devi Mahatmyam is embedded as a sacred episode illustrating dharma-protection within the Sāvarṇika Manvantara frame.

Caṇḍikā and Kālī function as the commanding consciousness and the executing power: the scene depicts śakti as differentiated yet non-dual—Devī’s will (ājñā) and Devī’s force (kriyā) operating in harmony.

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