[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.342 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.342 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.342 - **Language:** English ### [c5.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.342) CHĀMUNDĀ. An emanation of the goddess Durgā, sent forth from her forehead to encounter the demons Chanda and Munda. She is thus described in the Mārkandeya Purāna:— - [Previous: c5.341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.341) - [Next: c5.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.343) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.342) · Pramāṇa