Devibhagavatapurana 5.26: ṣaḍviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ | caṇḍamuṇḍavadhena devyāścāmuṇḍetināmavarṇanam

5.26.1

vyāsa uvāca |
ityājñaptau tadā vīrau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahābalau |
jagmatustarasaivājau sainyena mahatānvitau ||

5.26.2

dṛṣṭvā tatra sthitāṃ devīṃ devānāṃ hitakāriṇīm |
ūcatustau mahāvīryau tadā sāmānvitaṃ vacaḥ ||

5.26.3

bāle tvaṃ kiṃ na jānāsi śumbhaṃ surabalārdanam |
niśumbhañca mahāvīryaṃ turāṣāḍvijayoddhatam ||

5.26.4

tvamekāsi varārohe kālikāsiṃhasaṃyutā |
jetumicchasi durbuddhe śumbhaṃ sarvabalānvitam ||

5.26.5

matidaḥ ko'pi te nāsti nārī vāpi naro'pi vā |
devāstvāṃ prerayantyeva vināśāya tavaiva te ||

5.26.6

vimṛśya kuru tanvaṅgi kāryaṃ svaparayorbalam |
aṣṭādaśabhujatvāttvaṃ garvañca kuruṣe mṛṣā ||

5.26.7

kiṃ bhujairbahubhirvyarthairāyudhaiḥ kiṃ śramapradaiḥ |
śumbhasyāgre surāṇāṃ vai jetuḥ samaraśālinaḥ ||

5.26.8

airāvatakaracchetturdantidāraṇakāriṇaḥ |
jayinaḥ surasaṅghānāṃ kāryaṃ kuru manogatam ||

5.26.9

vṛthā garvāyase kānte kuru me vacanaṃ priyam |
hitaṃ tava viśālākṣi sukhadaṃ duḥkhanāśanam ||

5.26.10

duḥkhadāni ca kāryāṇi tyājyāni dūrato budhaiḥ |
sukhadāni ca sevyāni śāstratattvaviśāradaiḥ ||

5.26.11

caturāsi pikālāpe paśya śumbhabalaṃ mahat |
pratyakṣaṃ surasaṅghānāṃ mardanena mahodayam ||

5.26.12

pratyakṣañca parityajya vṛthaivānumitiḥ kila |
sandehasahite kārye na vipaścitpravartate ||

5.26.13

śatruḥ surāṇāṃ paramaḥ śumbhaḥ samaradurjayaḥ |
tasmāttvāṃ prerayantyatra devā daityeśapīḍitāḥ ||

5.26.14

tasmāttadvacanaiḥ snigdhairvañcitāsi śucismite |
duḥkhāya tava devānāṃ śikṣā svārthasya sādhikā ||

5.26.15

kāryamitraṃ parikṣipya dharmamitraṃ samāśrayet |
devāḥ svārthaparāḥ kāmaṃ tvāmahaṃ satyamabruvam ||

5.26.16

bhaja śumbhaṃ sureśānaṃ jetāraṃ bhuvaneśvaram |
caturaṃ sundaraṃ śūraṃ kāmaśāstraviśāradam ||

5.26.17

aiśvaryaṃ sarvalokānāṃ prāpsyase śumbhaśāsanāt |
niścayaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā bhartāraṃ bhaja śobhanam ||

5.26.18

vyāsa uvāca |
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā caṇḍasya jagadambikā |
meghagambhīraninadaṃ jagarja punarabravīt ||

Vyâsa said:-- O King! The Universal Mother, hearing the words of Chanda spoke with a voice deep as thunder. O Boor! Why do you use false deceitful words? Fly away just now. Why shall I make S’umbha my husband, disregarding Hari, Hara and the other Devas? O You, a veritable Fool! I have no necessity for My lord; I have got nothing to do with my lord. I Myself am the Lord of all the beings; and I preserve this whole Universe with all the lords and beings therein. Note this. In ancient times I saw thousands and thousands of S’umbha and Nis’umbha and I slew them all. I sent hundreds and hundreds of Daityas and Demons to the realm of Death. Before Me the hosts of Devas were destroyed in yugas after yugas. Today the Daityas again will go unto destruction. The Time has come to destroy the Daityas; why, then, are you struggling in vain with your followers for your lives? Fight now and keep the Dharma of the warriors; death is inevitable; thinking thus, the high-souled ones should keep their name, fame, and respect. What business have you to do with S’umbha and Nis’umbha? Follow the warrior’s Dharma and go to Heavens, the abode of the gods. S’umbha, Nis’umbha and your other friends and followers, all will follow you and will come here no doubt. O Stupid One! I will put an end to all the Dânavas today. Therefore cast aside your weakness and go on, fight. I will slay you and your brother just now; next I will kill the proud Rakta Vîja, Nis’umbha and S’umbha and the other Dânavas in the battle field and will then go to My desired place. Now remain here if you like or fly away quickly. You have been fed in vain because you fear to fight. What use is there now in using sweet words like a weak and distressed man. Well! Take up your arms now and fight.

5.26.19

gaccha jālma mṛṣā kiṃ tvaṃ bhāṣase vañcakaṃ vacaḥ |
tyaktvā hariharādīṃśca śumbhaṃ kasmādbhaje patim ||

5.26.20

na me kaścitpatiḥ kāryo na kāryaṃ patinā saha |
svāminī sarvabhūtānāmahameva niśāmaya ||

5.26.21

śumbhā me bahavo dṛṣṭā niśumbhāśca sahasraśaḥ |
ghātitāśca mayā pūrvaṃ śataśo daityadānavāḥ ||

5.26.22

mamāgre devavṛndāni vinaṣṭāni yuge yuge |
nāśaṃ yāsyanti daityānāṃ yūthāni punaradya vai ||

5.26.23

kāla evāgato'styatra daityasaṃhārakārakaḥ |
vṛthā tvaṃ kuruṣe yatnaṃ rakṣaṇāyātmasantateḥ ||

5.26.24

kuru yuddhaṃ vīradharmarakṣāyai tvaṃ mahāmate |
maraṇaṃ bhāvi dustyājyaṃ yaśo rakṣyaṃ mahātmabhiḥ ||

5.26.25

kiṃ te kāryaṃ niśumbhena śumbhena ca durātmanā |
vīradharmaṃ paraṃ prāpya gaccha svargaṃ surālayam ||

5.26.26

śumbho niśumbhaścaivānye ye cātra tava bāndhavāḥ |
sarve tavānugāḥ paścādāgamiṣyanti sāmpratam ||

5.26.27

kramaśaḥ sarvadaityānāṃ kariṣyāmyadya saṅkṣayam |
viṣādaṃ tyaja mandātman kuru yuddhaṃ viśāmpate ||

5.26.28

tvāmahaṃ nihaniṣyāmi bhrātaraṃ tava sāmpratam |
tataḥ śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca raktabījaṃ madotkaṭam ||

5.26.29

anyāṃśca dānavānsarvānhatvāhaṃ samarāṅgaṇe |
gamiṣyāmi yathāsthānaṃ tiṣṭha vā gaccha vā drutam ||

5.26.30

gṛhāṇāstraṃ vṛthāpuṣṭa kuru yuddhaṃ mayādhunā |
kiṃ jalpasi mṛṣā vākyaṃ sarvathā kātarapriyam ||

5.26.31

vyāsa uvāca |
tayetthaṃ preritau daityau caṇḍamuṇḍau krudhānvitau |
jyāśabdaṃ tarasā ghoraṃ cakraturbaladarpitau ||

Vyâsa said:-- O King! Chanda and Munda, elated with pride got excited at the Devî’s words, became angry and made a violent noise with their bow strings. The Devî, too, blew Her conchshell so loudly that the ten quarters of the sky reverberated; in the meanwhile, the powerful lion became very angry and roared loudly. Hearing that sound Indra and other Devas, the Munis, Yaksas, Siddhas, and Kinnaras became all very glad. A dreadful fight than ensued between Chandikâ and Chanda with arrows, axes and other weapons, causing terror to the weak. Then Chandikâ Devî became very wrathful and cut off to pieces all the arrows shot by Chanda and then hurled arrows serpent-like on him. Then the sky over the battle ground seemed to be overcast with arrows just as the clouds get covered over with locusts, dreadful to the cultivators. In the meanwhile Munda, exceedingly terrible, came up to the field, taking with him his army and becoming impatient with anger began to shoot arrows. Seeing that multitude of arrows, Ambikâ got very angry; out of Her frowny look, Her eyebrows became crooked, Her face became black, and Her eyes turned red like Kadalî flowers; at this time suddenly came out of Her forehead Kâlî.

Wearing the tiger’s skin, cruel, covering Her body with elephant’s skin, wearing a garland of skulls, terrible, with a belly like a well dried up, mouth wide open, with a wide waist, lip hanging loosely, with axe, noose, S’iva’s weapon, in Her hands, She looked very terrible like the Night of Dissolution. She began to lick frequently and forcibly dashed into the Dânava army and began to destroy it. She angrily began to take the powerful Dânavas by Her arms and pouring them into Her mouth crushed them with Her teeth. Taking the elephants with bells by Her own power in Her hands She put them all into Her mouth and swallowed them all with their riders and began to laugh hoarsely. Thus camels, horses and charioteers with chariots all She put into Her mouth and began to chew them all grimly. O King! Seeing that the forces were being thus destroyed, the two great warriors Chanda and Munda began to shoot arrows after arrows without intermission and covered the Devî with them. Chanda hurled the Sudarsan-like disc, lustrous like the Sun, with great force against the Devî, and frequently shouted thundering cries. Seeing him roaring and the lustrous disc coming towards Her like another sun, She shot at him arrows sharpened on stones so that the warrior Chanda became overpowered by them and lay down senseless on the ground. The powerful Munda seeing his brother unconscious became very much distressed with grief; but he got angry and began to shoot arrows immediately on the Devî.

Chandikâ Devî hurled the weapon named Îsikâ and thus cut off to pieces all the dreadful arrows of Munda in a moment and shot Ardha Chandra (semi-circular) arrow at him. With this arrow the powerful Asura was deprived of his pride and made to lie down unconscious on the earth. Munda thus lying on the ground, a great uproar arose amidst the army of the Dânavas; and the Devas became delighted in the sky. In the meanwhile Chanda became conscious and taking a very heavy club hurled it violently on the right hand of Kâlikâ. Kâlikâ rendered that blow useless and instantly tied down that Asura by Her Pâsa weapon, purified by Mantras. Munda again rose up, and, seeing his brother in that fastened condition, came to the front well armoured and with an exceedingly strong weapon called S’akti. Seeing the Asura coming, She instantly fastened him down like his brother. Taking the powerful Chanda and Munda like hares and laughing wildly, Kâlî went to Ambikâ, and said:-- “I have brought the two beasts very auspicious as offerings in this sacrificial war. Kindly accept these.” Seeing the two Dânavas brought, as if they were the two wolves, Ambikâ told her sweetly:-- O Thou, fond of war! Thou art very wise; so dost not commit the act of envy nor dost leave them; think over the purport of my words and know that it is Thy duty to bring the Devî’s work to a successful issue.

5.26.32

sāpi śaṅkhasvanaṃ cakre pūrayantī diśo daśa |
siṃho'pi kupitastāvannādaṃ samakarodbalī ||

5.26.33

tena nādena śakrādyā jaharṣuramarāstadā |
munayo yakṣagandharvāḥ siddhāḥ sādhyāśca kinnarāḥ ||

5.26.34

yuddhaṃ parasparaṃ tatra jātaṃ kātarabhītidam |
caṇḍikācaṇḍayostīvraṃ bāṇakhaḍgagadādibhiḥ ||

5.26.35

caṇḍamuktāñcharāndevī ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
mumoca punarugrānsā bāṇāṃśca pannagāniva ||

5.26.36

gaganaṃ chāditaṃ tatra saṅgrāme viśikhaistadā |
śalabhairiva meghānte karṣakāṇāṃ bhayapradaiḥ ||

5.26.37

muṇḍo'pi sainikaiḥ sārdhaṃ papāta tarasā raṇe |
mumoca bāṇavṛṣṭiṃ vai kruddhaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ ||

5.26.38

bāṇajālaṃ mahad dṛṣṭvā kuddhā tatrāmbikā bhṛśam |
kopena vadanaṃ tasyā babhūva ghanasannibham ||

5.26.39

kadalīpuṣpanetrañca bhṛkuṭīkuṭilaṃ tadā |
niṣkrāntā ca tadā kālī lalāṭaphalakāddrutam ||

5.26.40

vyāghracarmāmbarā krūrā gajacarmottarīyakā |
muṇḍamālādharā ghorā śuṣkavāpīsamodarā ||

5.26.41

khaḍgapāśadharātīva bhīṣaṇā bhayadāyinī |
khaṭvāṅgadhāriṇī raudrā kālarātririvāparā ||

5.26.42

vistīrṇavadanā jihvāṃ cālayantī muhurmuhuḥ |
vistārajaghanā vegājjaghānāsurasainikān ||

5.26.43

kare kṛtvā mahāvīrāṃstarasā sā ruṣānvitā |
mukhe cikṣepa daiteyānpipeṣa daśanaiḥ śanaiḥ ||

5.26.44

gajānghaṇṭānvitānhaste gṛhītvā nidadhau mukhe |
sārohānbhakṣayitvājau sāṭṭahāsaṃ cakāra ha ||

5.26.45

tathaiva turagānuṣṭrāṃstathā sārathibhiḥ saha |
nikṣipya vakttre daśanaiścarvayatyatibhairavam ||

5.26.46

hanyamānaṃ balaṃ prekṣya caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau |
chādayāmāsaturdevīṃ bāṇāsārairanantaraiḥ ||

5.26.47

caṇḍaścaṇḍakaracchāyaṃ cakraṃ cakradharāyudham |
cikṣepa tarasā devīṃ nanāda ca muhurmuhuḥ ||

5.26.48

nadantaṃ vīkṣya taṃ kālī rathāṅgañca raviprabham |
bāṇenaikena ciccheda suprabhaṃ tatsudarśanam ||

5.26.49

taṃ jaghāna śaraistīkṣṇaiścaṇḍaṃ caṇḍī śilāśitaiḥ |
mūrcchito'sau papātorvyāṃ devībāṇārdito bhṛśam ||

5.26.50

patitaṃ bhrātaraṃ vīkṣya muṇḍo duḥkhārditastadā |
cakāra śaravṛṣṭiñca kālikopari kopataḥ ||

5.26.51

caṇḍikā muṇḍanirmuktāṃ śaravṛṣṭiṃ sudāruṇām |
īṣikāstrairbalānmuktaiścakāra tilaśaḥ kṣaṇāt ||

5.26.52

ardhacandreṇa bāṇena tāḍayāmāsa taṃ punaḥ |
patito'sau mahāvīryo medinyāṃ madavarjitaḥ ||

5.26.53

hāhākāro mahānāsīddānavānāṃ bale tadā |
jaharṣuramarāḥ sarve gaganasthā gatavyathāḥ ||

5.26.54

vihāya mūrcchāṃ caṇḍastu saṅgṛhya mahatīṃ gadām |
tarasā tāḍayāmāsa kālikāṃ dakṣiṇe bhuje ||

5.26.55

vañcayitvā gadāghātaṃ taṃ babandha mahāsuram |
tarasā bāṇapāśena mantramuktena kālikā ||

5.26.56

utthitastu tadā muṇḍo baddhaṃ dṛṣṭvānujaṃ balāt |
ājagāma susannaddhaḥ śaktiṃ kṛtvā kare dṛḍhām ||

5.26.57

āgacchantaṃ tadā kālī dānavaṃ vīkṣya satvaram |
babandha tarasā taṃ tu dvitīyaṃ bhrātaraṃ bhṛśam ||

5.26.58

gṛhītvā tau mahāvīryau caṇḍamuṇḍau śaśāviva |
kurvatī vipulaṃ hāsamājagāmāmbikāṃ prati ||

5.26.59

āgatya tāmathovāca gṛhāṇemau paśū priye |
raṇayajñārthamānītau dānavau raṇadurjayau ||

5.26.60

tāvānītau tadā vīkṣya caṇḍikā tau vṛkāviva |
ambikā kālikāṃ prāha mādhurīsaṃyutaṃ vacaḥ ||

5.26.61

vadhaṃ mā kuru mā muñca caturāsi raṇapriye |
devānāṃ kāryasaṃsiddhiḥ kartavyā tarasā tvayā ||

5.26.62

vyāsa uvāca |
iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā kālikā prāha tāṃ punaḥ |
yuddhayajñe'tivikhyāte khaḍgayūpe pratiṣṭhite ||

Vyâsa said:-- O King! Hearing thus the words of Ambikâ, Kâlikâ spoke to Her again:-- “In this war-sacrifice there is this axe which is like a sacrificial post; I will offer these two as victims to Thy sacrifice. Thus no act of envy will be committed (i.e., killing in a sacrifice is not considered as envy).” Thus saying, the Kâlikâ Devî cut off their heads with great force and gladly drank their blood. Thus seeing the two Asuras killed, Ambikâ said gladly:-- Thou hast done the service to the gods; so I will give Thee an excellent boon. O Kâlikâ! As Thou hast killed Chanda and Munda, henceforth Thou wilt be renowned in this world as Châmundâ.
Here ends the Twenty-sixth Chapter of the Fifth Book on the killing of Chanda and Munda in S’rî Mad Devî Bhâgavatam, the Mahâ Purânam, of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyâsa.

5.26.63

ālambhañca kariṣyāmi yathā hiṃsā na jāyate |
ityuktvā sā tadā devī khaḍgena śirasī tayoḥ ||

5.26.64

cakarta tarasā kālī papau ca rudhiraṃ mudā |
evaṃ daityau hatau dṛṣṭvā muditovāca cāmbikā ||

5.26.65

kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ surāṇāṃ te dadāmyadya varaṃ śubham |
caṇḍamuṇḍau hatau yasmāttasmātte nāma kālike |
cāmuṇḍeti suvikhyātaṃ bhaviṣyati dharātale ||

5.26.65.c1

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcamaskandhe caṇḍamuṇḍavadhena devyāścāmuṇḍetināmavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||