Shloka 23
Adhyaya 87 — The Slaying of Dhumralochana and the Emergence of Kali; the Fall of Chanda and Munda (Chamunda Named)
शिरञ्चण्डस्य काली च गृहीत्वा मुण्डमेव च ।
प्राह प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रमभ्येत्य चण्डिकाम् ॥
śirañ caṇḍasya kālī ca gṛhītvā muṇḍam eva ca | prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśram abhyetya caṇḍikām ||
Kālī, cầm đầu của Caṇḍa và cả đầu của Muṇḍa, tiến đến gần Caṇḍikā và nói, lời nàng hòa lẫn với tiếng cười lớn dữ dội, hoang dã.
FAQs
The Goddess’ forces act in harmony: Kālī’s act is not mere triumphalism but confirmation that threats to dharma have been neutralized. It models disciplined completion of duty and reporting to the sovereign principle (Caṇḍikā).
Carita: culmination point that prepares for the conferral of praise/name (a common Purāṇic motif).
Presenting the severed ‘heads’ signifies offering conquered ego-patterns back into the supreme consciousness. The fierce laughter indicates transcendence of fear—when the binding powers are cut, the liberated energy ‘laughs.’