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Devibhagavatapurana 5.26.62

Devībhāgavatapurāṇa 5.26.62

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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.

Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam

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