The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.244

c5.s2.244

Chaṇḍapura—Chayenpur, five miles to the west of Bhabuâ in the district of Shahabad in Behar. The celebrated battle described in the Chaṇḍî between Kâlî and the two kings Śumbha and Niśumbha, is said to have been fought at this place. The Mârkaṇḍeya P. (ch. 85), however, places the scene of the battle in the Himalayas; the Vâmana P. (ch. 55) places it at vindhyâchala. The name of Chaṇḍapura is derived from the name of one of the two brothers, Chaṇḍa and Muṇḍa, who were the generals of the kings. The Chaumukhi Mahâdeva and Durgâ in a temple at Muṇḍeśvarî are said to have been established by the other brother Muṇḍa. Muṇḍeśvarî is seven miles south-west of Bhabuâ; the temple, according to Dr. Bloch, is very old, the carving being of the Gupta style (Bloch's Arch. Rep., 1902). The temple bears a date which is equivalent to A.D. 635 (Sir John Marshall's Arch. S. Rep.—Eastern Circle, 1913-14, p. 38). The Vâmana P. (chs. 19 and 55), however, says that they were the generals of Mahishâsura and were killed by the goddess Bindubâsinî on the Vindhyâ Mountain.