Chapter 7

The Defeat of Chanda and MundaThe Defeat of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa

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7.1

Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ऋषिरुवाच

The sage said.

Roman reading

rishiruvaachaṛṣiruvāca

Explanation

This formula returns the narration to Sage Medhas, who recounts the next battle. Traditional Saptashatī counting treats the speaker announcement as an independent unit, although it is not a full metrical verse.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह वक्ता-सूत्र कथा को फिर मेधा ऋषि की वाणी में लाता है। सप्तशती की पारम्परिक गणना में यह अलग इकाई है, यद्यपि स्वयं पूरा छन्दबद्ध श्लोक नहीं है।

7.2

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

आज्ञप्तास्ते ततो दैत्याश्चण्डमुण्डपुरोगमाः । चतुरङ्गबलोपेता ययुरभ्युद्यतायुधाः

Then the asuras, led by Chanda and Munda and accompanied by a fourfold army, set out with weapons raised.Then the asuras, led by Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa and accompanied by a fourfold army, set out with weapons raised.

Roman reading

aajnaptaaste tato daityaashchandamundapurogamaah | chaturangabalopetaa yayurabhyudyataayudhaahājñaptāste tato daityāścaṇḍamuṇḍapurogamāḥ | caturaṅgabalopetā yayurabhyudyatāyudhāḥ

Explanation

The fourfold army conventionally comprises infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariots. The action follows Shumbha’s command at the end of Chapter 6; its purpose is to capture the Goddess by force.

The fourfold army conventionally comprises infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariots. The action follows Śumbha’s command at the end of Chapter 6; its purpose is to capture the Goddess by force.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

चतुरंगिणी सेना का पारम्परिक आशय पैदल सैनिक, घुड़सवार, हाथी और रथ हैं। छठे अध्याय के अन्त में मिले शुम्भ के आदेश के अनुसार वे देवी को बलपूर्वक पकड़ने निकले हैं।

7.3

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

ददृशुस्ते ततो देवीमीषद्धासां व्यवस्थिताम्। सिंहस्योपरि शैलेन्द्रश‍ृङ्गे महति काञ्चने

They saw the Goddess seated upon a lion on a great golden summit of the mountain, with a slight smile upon her face.

Roman reading

dadrishuste tato deveemeeshaddhaasaam vyavasthitaam| simhasyopari shailendrasha‍ृnge mahati kaanchanedadṛśuste tato devīmīṣaddhāsāṃ vyavasthitām| siṃhasyopari śailendraśaृṅge mahati kāñcane

Explanation

The Goddess’s tranquil appearance contrasts with the armed host approaching her. The mountain and lion are part of the Purāṇic scene, not a claim about an identifiable historical battlefield.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

देवी की सहज, हल्की मुस्कान निकट आती सशस्त्र सेना के विपरीत दिखाई गई है। पर्वत और सिंह पौराणिक कथा के दृश्य का अंग हैं; इन्हें किसी पहचाने जा सकने वाले ऐतिहासिक रणस्थल का दावा न समझें।

7.4

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

ते दृष्ट्वा तां समादातुमुद्यमं चक्रुरुद्यताः । आकृष्टचापासिधरास्तथान्ये तत्समीपगाः

On seeing her, some moved forward to seize her; others, drawing bows and carrying swords, approached her position.

Roman reading

te drishtvaa taam samaadaatumudyamam chakrurudyataah | aakrishtachaapaasidharaastathaanye tatsameepagaahte dṛṣṭvā tāṃ samādātumudyamaṃ cakrurudyatāḥ | ākṛṣṭacāpāsidharāstathānye tatsamīpagāḥ

Explanation

The verbs depict preparation for a forced capture, not a peaceful invitation. The threat to the Goddess’s agency is a central cause of the ensuing confrontation.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ प्रयुक्त क्रियाएँ बलपूर्वक पकड़ने की तैयारी दर्शाती हैं, शान्तिपूर्ण निमन्त्रण नहीं। देवी की स्वतंत्र इच्छा के विरुद्ध यह प्रयास आगे के संघर्ष का मुख्य कारण है।

7.5

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

ततः कोपं चकारोच्चैरम्बिका तानरीन्प्रति । कोपेन चास्या वदनं मषीवर्णमभूत्तदा

Then Ambikā grew intensely angry with those enemies, and her face became dark as ink through that anger.

Roman reading

tatah kopam chakaarochchairambikaa taanareenprati | kopena chaasyaa vadanam masheevarnamabhoottadaatataḥ kopaṃ cakāroccairambikā tānarīnprati | kopena cāsyā vadanaṃ maṣīvarṇamabhūttadā

Explanation

The description marks a dramatic transformation of the divine figure when confronted with aggression. The ensuing manifestation is narrated as an expression of the same Goddess’s power.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह वर्णन आक्रमण के सामने देवी के रूप-परिवर्तन का नाटकीय संकेत है। आगे प्रकट होने वाली शक्ति किसी असम्बद्ध सत्ता की तरह नहीं, देवी की ही शक्ति के उग्र रूप में वर्णित है।

7.6

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

भ्रुकुटीकुटिलात्तस्या ललाटफलकाद्द्रुतम्। काली करालवदना विनिष्क्रान्तासिपाशिनी

From the furrowed plane of her forehead, Kali suddenly emerged, fearsome-faced and carrying a sword and noose.From the furrowed plane of her forehead, Kālī suddenly emerged, fearsome-faced and carrying a sword and noose.

Roman reading

bhrukuteekutilaattasyaa lalaataphalakaaddrutam| Kali karaalavadanaa vinishkraantaasipaashineebhrukuṭīkuṭilāttasyā lalāṭaphalakāddrutam| kālī karālavadanā viniṣkrāntāsipāśinī

Explanation

Kali’s emergence from Ambikā’s forehead makes their relationship explicit in the story. The weapons belong to the battle imagery; later devotional traditions also interpret them symbolically, but that symbolism is distinct from the literal narrative.

Kālī’s emergence from Ambikā’s forehead makes their relationship explicit in the story. The weapons belong to the battle imagery; later devotional traditions also interpret them symbolically, but that symbolism is distinct from the literal narrative.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

अम्बिका के ललाट से काली का प्रकट होना कथा में दोनों के सम्बन्ध को स्पष्ट करता है। आयुध युद्ध-वर्णन का भाग हैं। बाद की भक्ति-परम्पराएँ उनका प्रतीकात्मक अर्थ भी करती हैं, पर वह शाब्दिक घटना-वर्णन से अलग व्याख्या है।

7.7

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

विचित्रखट्वाङ्गधरा नरमालाविभूषणा । द्वीपिचर्मपरीधाना शुष्कमांसातिभैरवा

She bore a strange khaṭvāṅga staff, wore a garland of human figures or heads, was clad in a leopard skin, and appeared terrifyingly gaunt.

Roman reading

vichitrakhatvaangadharaa naramaalaavibhooshanaa | dveepicharmapareedhaanaa shushkamaamsaatibhairavaavicitrakhaṭvāṅgadharā naramālāvibhūṣaṇā | dvīpicarmaparīdhānā śuṣkamāṃsātibhairavā

Explanation

This is fierce divine iconography presented within the Sanskrit battle narrative. The exact nuance of naramālā and animal-skin terminology deserves iconographic and Sanskrit review; a respectful explanation need not soften the difficult visual details.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह संस्कृत युद्धकथा का उग्र देवी-रूप-वर्णन है। नरमाला और पशुचर्म से जुड़े शब्दों की सूक्ष्म व्याख्या के लिए संस्कृत और प्रतिमा-विज्ञान सम्बन्धी समीक्षा आवश्यक है; कठिन दृश्य को छिपाए बिना सम्मानपूर्वक समझाया जा सकता है।

7.8

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

अतिविस्तारवदना जिह्वाललनभीषणा । निमग्नारक्तनयना नादापूरितदिङ्मुखा

Her mouth was immensely wide, her moving tongue fearsome, her eyes deeply reddish, and her cry filled the directions.

Roman reading

ativistaaravadanaa jihvaalalanabheeshanaa | nimagnaaraktanayanaa naadaapooritadinmukhaaativistāravadanā jihvālalanabhīṣaṇā | nimagnāraktanayanā nādāpūritadiṅmukhā

Explanation

The poetry intensifies the appearance and sound of Kali before she enters combat. Such imagery conveys overwhelming divine fierceness within a sacred narrative, not a literal anatomical description to be measured.

The poetry intensifies the appearance and sound of Kālī before she enters combat. Such imagery conveys overwhelming divine fierceness within a sacred narrative, not a literal anatomical description to be measured.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

युद्ध में उतरने से पहले काली के रूप और नाद की तीव्रता बढ़ाने के लिए यह काव्यात्मक वर्णन है। यह पवित्र आख्यान में देवी की अपार उग्रता दिखाता है, न कि शरीर-विज्ञान की मापी जा सकने वाली सूचना।

7.9

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

सा वेगेनाभिपतिता घातयन्ती महासुरान्। सैन्ये तत्र सुरारीणामभक्षयत तद्बलम्

She rushed upon the great asuras, struck them down and consumed the opposing army’s strength.

Roman reading

saa vegenaabhipatitaa ghaatayantee mahaasuraan| sainye tatra suraareenaamabhakshayata tadbalamsā vegenābhipatitā ghātayantī mahāsurān| sainye tatra surārīṇāmabhakṣayata tadbalam

Explanation

The abrupt change from description to action places Kali at the center of the battle. The Sanskrit depicts extraordinary mythic combat and should not be read as ethical permission for violence in ordinary life.

The abrupt change from description to action places Kālī at the center of the battle. The Sanskrit depicts extraordinary mythic combat and should not be read as ethical permission for violence in ordinary life.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

रूप-वर्णन से अचानक युद्ध-क्रिया की ओर बढ़ने पर काली संघर्ष के केन्द्र में आ जाती हैं। संस्कृत में असाधारण पौराणिक युद्ध दर्शाया गया है; इससे सामान्य जीवन में हिंसा की नैतिक अनुमति नहीं निकलती।

7.10

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

पार्ष्णिग्राहाङ्कुशग्राहयोधघण्टासमन्वितान्। समादायैकहस्तेन मुखे चिक्षेप वारणान्

With one hand she picked up elephants together with their rear guards, goads, riders and bells, and threw them into her mouth.

Roman reading

paarshnigraahaankushagraahayodhaghantaasamanvitaan| samaadaayaikahastena mukhe chikshepa vaaranaanpārṣṇigrāhāṅkuśagrāhayodhaghaṇṭāsamanvitān| samādāyaikahastena mukhe cikṣepa vāraṇān

Explanation

The verse exaggerates scale deliberately: even war elephants with their equipment cannot resist Kali. The compound describing attendants and equipment requires detailed philological checking, but the overarching image is unmistakable.

The verse exaggerates scale deliberately: even war elephants with their equipment cannot resist Kālī. The compound describing attendants and equipment requires detailed philological checking, but the overarching image is unmistakable.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

श्लोक जान-बूझकर असाधारण व्यापकता दिखाता है—सज्जित युद्ध-हाथी भी काली के सामने असमर्थ हैं। सहचरों और उपकरणों वाला समास व्याकरणिक जाँच चाहता है, पर मूल चित्र स्पष्ट है।

7.11

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

तथैव योधं तुरगै रथं सारथिना सह । निक्षिप्य वक्त्रे दशनैश्चर्वयन्त्यतिभैरवम्

Likewise, she cast chariots into her mouth along with horses, warriors and charioteers, and crushed them with her teeth.

Roman reading

tathaiva yodham turagai ratham saarathinaa saha | nikshipya vaktre dashanaishcharvayantyatibhairavamtathaiva yodhaṃ turagai rathaṃ sārathinā saha | nikṣipya vaktre daśanaiścarvayantyatibhairavam

Explanation

The narrative continues its deliberately startling account of the destruction of a fourfold army. We retain its severity without converting it into advice about how people should behave.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह वर्णन चतुरंगिणी सेना के विनाश को चौंकाने वाली तीव्रता से आगे बढ़ाता है। हम उसकी उग्रता को सुरक्षित रखते हैं, पर उसे लोगों के आचरण का निर्देश नहीं बनाते।

7.12

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

एकं जग्राह केशेषु ग्रीवायामथ चापरम्। पादेनाक्रम्य चैवान्यमुरसान्यमपोथयत्

She seized one enemy by the hair, another by the neck, pressed one down with her foot and struck another with her chest.

Roman reading

ekam jagraaha kesheshu greevaayaamatha chaaparam| paadenaakramya chaivaanyamurasaanyamapothayatekaṃ jagrāha keśeṣu grīvāyāmatha cāparam| pādenākramya caivānyamurasānyamapothayat

Explanation

A sequence of distinct physical verbs gives the combat a rapid, relentless rhythm. Exact case relationships in the Sanskrit should be reviewed before any final publication.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

अलग-अलग शारीरिक क्रियाओं की यह श्रृंखला युद्ध को अत्यन्त तीव्र गति देती है। प्रकाशन से पहले संस्कृत के कारक-सम्बन्ध और प्रत्येक क्रिया का सटीक अर्थ जाँचना चाहिए।

7.13

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

तैर्मुक्तानि च शस्त्राणि महास्त्राणि तथासुरैः । मुखेन जग्राह रुषा दशनैर्मथितान्यपि

In anger she caught with her mouth the weapons and powerful missiles hurled by the asuras, and crushed them between her teeth.

Roman reading

tairmuktaani cha shastraani mahaastraani tathaasuraih | mukhena jagraaha rushaa dashanairmathitaanyapitairmuktāni ca śastrāṇi mahāstrāṇi tathāsuraiḥ | mukhena jagrāha ruṣā daśanairmathitānyapi

Explanation

The attackers’ weapons fail to wound her; the verse dramatizes the reversal of power. The terms śastra and astra overlap in usage but can distinguish hand-held weapons from missiles or projected arms.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

आक्रमणकारियों के अस्त्र-शस्त्र भी उन्हें हानि नहीं पहुँचा पाते; इससे शक्ति-सन्तुलन पलटता दिखाई देता है। शस्त्र और अस्त्र के अर्थ कहीं मिलते हैं, फिर भी हाथ में रखे तथा फेंके जाने वाले आयुधों का अन्तर उपयोगी हो सकता है।

7.14

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

बलिनां तद्बलं सर्वमसुराणां दुरात्मनाम्। ममर्दाभक्षयच्चान्यानन्यांश्चाताडयत्तदा

She crushed the whole force of those powerful, destructive asuras; some she devoured, and others she struck down.

Roman reading

balinaam tadbalam sarvamasuraanaam duraatmanaam| mamardaabhakshayachchaanyaananyaamshchaataadayattadaabalināṃ tadbalaṃ sarvamasurāṇāṃ durātmanām| mamardābhakṣayaccānyānanyāṃścātāḍayattadā

Explanation

The verse summarizes the devastation previously shown in individual images. The battle is attributed to the epic’s hostile army, not to an undifferentiated group of people beyond the story.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह पद्य पूर्ववर्ती अलग-अलग दृश्यों में दिखाए गए विनाश का समग्र सार है। युद्ध का लक्ष्य कथा की विरोधी असुर-सेना है; इसे कथा के बाहर किसी सामान्य मानव-समूह से नहीं जोड़ना चाहिए।

7.15

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

असिना निहताः केचित्केचित्खट्वाङ्गताडिताः । जग्मुर्विनाशमसुरा दन्ताग्राभिहतास्तथा

Some asuras fell to her sword, others were beaten by the khaṭvāṅga, while still others perished when struck by her teeth.

Roman reading

asinaa nihataah kechitkechitkhatvaangataaditaah | jagmurvinaashamasuraa dantaagraabhihataastathaaasinā nihatāḥ kecitkecitkhaṭvāṅgatāḍitāḥ | jagmurvināśamasurā dantāgrābhihatāstathā

Explanation

The text names different instruments of Kali’s attack and closes this section of close combat. The khaṭvāṅga remains part of the distinctive iconography already introduced in unit 7.7.

The text names different instruments of Kālī’s attack and closes this section of close combat. The khaṭvāṅga remains part of the distinctive iconography already introduced in unit 7.7.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

श्लोक काली के आक्रमण के विभिन्न साधन बताकर निकट-संघर्ष का वर्णन समेटता है। खट्वांग वही विशिष्ट आयुध है जिसका उल्लेख 7.7 में उनके रूप-वर्णन में आया था।

7.16

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

क्षणेन तद्बलं सर्वमसुराणां निपातितम्। दृष्ट्वा चण्डोऽभिदुद्राव तां कालीमतिभीषणाम्

Seeing the entire asura force brought down in a moment, Chanda rushed toward the terrifying Kali.Seeing the entire asura force brought down in a moment, Caṇḍa rushed toward the terrifying Kālī.

Roman reading

kshanena tadbalam sarvamasuraanaam nipaatitam| drishtvaa chando’bhidudraava taam kaaleematibheeshanaamkṣaṇena tadbalaṃ sarvamasurāṇāṃ nipātitam| dṛṣṭvā caṇḍo’bhidudrāva tāṃ kālīmatibhīṣaṇām

Explanation

The narrative shifts from an army-wide rout to a duel with one of the named commanders. Chanda’s advance follows the sudden collapse of his troops.

The narrative shifts from an army-wide rout to a duel with one of the named commanders. Caṇḍa’s advance follows the sudden collapse of his troops.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

कथा अब सेना-व्यापी संघर्ष से हटकर प्रमुख सेनानायक के आमने-सामने युद्ध पर आती है। चण्ड की चढ़ाई उसकी सेना के अचानक टूट जाने के बाद होती है।

7.17

Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

शरवर्षैर्महाभीमैर्भीमाक्षीं तां महासुरः । छादयामास चक्रैश्च मुण्डः क्षिप्तैः सहस्रशः

The great asura covered the fearsome-eyed Goddess with terrifying showers of arrows, while Munda hurled thousands of discus weapons at her.The great asura covered the fearsome-eyed Goddess with terrifying showers of arrows, while Muṇḍa hurled thousands of discus weapons at her.

Roman reading

sharavarshairmahaabheemairbheemaaksheem taam mahaasurah | chhaadayaamaasa chakraishcha mundah kshiptaih sahasrashahśaravarṣairmahābhīmairbhīmākṣīṃ tāṃ mahāsuraḥ | chādayāmāsa cakraiśca muṇḍaḥ kṣiptaiḥ sahasraśaḥ

Explanation

This unit distinguishes the two commanders’ weapons: arrows associated with Chanda and many flying discs with Munda. They attack the same Goddess simultaneously, raising the dramatic intensity.

This unit distinguishes the two commanders’ weapons: arrows associated with Caṇḍa and many flying discs with Muṇḍa. They attack the same Goddess simultaneously, raising the dramatic intensity.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ दोनों सेनानायकों के आयुध अलग किए गए हैं—चण्ड की बाणवर्षा और मुण्ड के अनेक चक्र। एक ही देवी पर उनका एक साथ आक्रमण संघर्ष की तीव्रता बढ़ाता है।

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

तानि चक्राण्यनेकानि विशमानानि तन्मुखम्। बभुर्यथार्कबिम्बानि सुबहूनि घनोदरम्

As the many discs entered her mouth, they shone there like numerous images of the sun within a great cloud.

Roman reading

taani chakraanyanekaani vishamaanaani tanmukham| babhuryathaarkabimbaani subahooni ghanodaramtāni cakrāṇyanekāni viśamānāni tanmukham| babhuryathārkabimbāni subahūni ghanodaram

Explanation

The verse changes from violent action to a vivid visual simile. The shining discs, swallowed by Kali’s dark mouth, resemble suns against the interior of a great cloud.

The verse changes from violent action to a vivid visual simile. The shining discs, swallowed by Kālī’s dark mouth, resemble suns against the interior of a great cloud.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह पद्य हिंसक क्रिया के बीच एक उज्ज्वल उपमा प्रस्तुत करता है। काली के गहरे मुख में समाते चमकीले चक्र विशाल बादल के भीतर अनेक सूर्यों जैसे दिखाई देते हैं।

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

ततो जहासातिरुषा भीमं भैरवनादिनी । काली करालवदना दुर्दर्शदशनोज्ज्वला

Then Kali laughed in fierce anger, uttering a terrifying cry; her formidable face shone with fearsome teeth.Then Kālī laughed in fierce anger, uttering a terrifying cry; her formidable face shone with fearsome teeth.

Roman reading

tato jahaasaatirushaa bheemam bhairavanaadinee | Kali karaalavadanaa durdarshadashanojjvalaatato jahāsātiruṣā bhīmaṃ bhairavanādinī | kālī karālavadanā durdarśadaśanojjvalā

Explanation

Her laughter is not a playful response but part of the battle’s fierce portrayal. The striking mix of sound and visible teeth signals the imminent defeat of the commanders.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यह हँसी सामान्य विनोद नहीं, युद्ध के उग्र रूप का हिस्सा है। गर्जना और चमकते दाँतों का संयुक्त चित्र सेनानायकों के निकट आते पराभव का संकेत है।

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

उत्थाय च महासिंहं देवी चण्डमधावत । गृहीत्वा चास्य केशेषु शिरस्तेनासिनाच्छिनत्

Rising upon her great lion, the Goddess charged at Chanda, seized him by the hair and cut off his head with her sword.Rising upon her great lion, the Goddess charged at Caṇḍa, seized him by the hair and cut off his head with her sword.

Roman reading

utthaaya cha mahaasimham devee chandamadhaavata | griheetvaa chaasya kesheshu shirastenaasinaachchhinatutthāya ca mahāsiṃhaṃ devī caṇḍamadhāvata | gṛhītvā cāsya keśeṣu śirastenāsinācchinat

Explanation

The text describes the actual defeat of Chanda, not merely his capture. Kali’s use of her lion links this act to the Goddess’s earlier mounted appearance.

The text describes the actual defeat of Caṇḍa, not merely his capture. Kālī’s use of her lion links this act to the Goddess’s earlier mounted appearance.

Other languages and readings

ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

यहाँ चण्ड के केवल बन्दी बनने की नहीं, उसके स्पष्ट वध की बात है। काली के सिंह का उल्लेख इस युद्ध-दृश्य को देवी के पहले के सिंह-वाहन-वर्णन से जोड़ता है।

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

अथ मुण्डोऽभ्यधावत्तां दृष्ट्वा चण्डं निपातितम्। तमप्यपातयद्भूमौ सा खड्गाभिहतं रुषा

Seeing Chanda fallen, Munda attacked her, but she too struck him down upon the ground with her sword in anger.Seeing Caṇḍa fallen, Muṇḍa attacked her, but she too struck him down upon the ground with her sword in anger.

Roman reading

atha mundo’bhyadhaavattaam drishtvaa chandam nipaatitam| tamapyapaatayadbhoomau saa khadgaabhihatam rushaaatha muṇḍo’bhyadhāvattāṃ dṛṣṭvā caṇḍaṃ nipātitam| tamapyapātayadbhūmau sā khaḍgābhihataṃ ruṣā

Explanation

The two commanders fall in quick succession. Translators should preserve the sequence: Munda attacks after seeing Chanda’s defeat and is himself killed.

The two commanders fall in quick succession. Translators should preserve the sequence: Muṇḍa attacks after seeing Caṇḍa’s defeat and is himself killed.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

दोनों सेनानायक थोड़े अन्तराल में मारे जाते हैं। क्रम महत्त्वपूर्ण है—चण्ड के वध को देखकर मुण्ड आगे बढ़ता है और फिर स्वयं भी देवी के हाथों मारा जाता है।

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

हतशेषं ततः सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा चण्डं निपातितम्। मुण्डं च सुमहावीर्यं दिशो भेजे भयातुरम्

The remaining troops, seeing Chanda slain and the mighty Munda also fallen, fled in terror in every direction.The remaining troops, seeing Caṇḍa slain and the mighty Muṇḍa also fallen, fled in terror in every direction.

Roman reading

hatashesham tatah sainyam drishtvaa chandam nipaatitam| mundam cha sumahaaveeryam disho bheje bhayaaturamhataśeṣaṃ tataḥ sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā caṇḍaṃ nipātitam| muṇḍaṃ ca sumahāvīryaṃ diśo bheje bhayāturam

Explanation

With the commanders killed, the chapter’s combat ends in a rout. The surviving soldiers’ flight prepares the transition from battle to Kali’s report to Chandika.

With the commanders killed, the chapter’s combat ends in a rout. The surviving soldiers’ flight prepares the transition from battle to Kālī’s report to Caṇḍikā.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

दोनों सेनानायकों के मारे जाने पर शेष सेना बिखरकर भाग जाती है। उसके बाद कथा युद्ध से आगे बढ़कर काली द्वारा चण्डिका को समाचार देने के दृश्य में प्रवेश करती है।

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

शिरश्चण्डस्य काली च गृहीत्वा मुण्डमेव च । प्राह प्रचण्डाट्टहासमिश्रमभ्येत्य चण्डिकाम्

Taking the heads of Chanda and Munda, Kali approached Chandika and spoke amid a resounding, fierce laugh.Taking the heads of Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, Kālī approached Caṇḍikā and spoke amid a resounding, fierce laugh.

Roman reading

shirashchandasya Kali cha griheetvaa mundameva cha | praaha prachandaattahaasamishramabhyetya chandikaamśiraścaṇḍasya kālī ca gṛhītvā muṇḍameva ca | prāha pracaṇḍāṭṭahāsamiśramabhyetya caṇḍikām

Explanation

The names Kali and Chandika designate related yet distinguishable figures within this narrative moment: Kali presents the victory to the Goddess from whose forehead she emerged. This relation should be retained, not collapsed into a single undifferentiated speaker.

The names Kālī and Caṇḍikā designate related yet distinguishable figures within this narrative moment: Kālī presents the victory to the Goddess from whose forehead she emerged. This relation should be retained, not collapsed into a single undifferentiated speaker.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

इस प्रसंग में काली और चण्डिका के नाम सम्बन्धित, पर अलग संवाद-पात्रों को सूचित करते हैं। ललाट से उत्पन्न काली अपनी विजय उसी देवी के सामने रखती हैं; इस सम्बन्ध को बनाए रखना चाहिए।

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Kālī / काली

मया तवात्रोपहृतौ चण्डमुण्डौ महापशू । युद्धयज्ञे स्वयं शुम्भं निशुम्भं च हनिष्यसि

“I have brought you these two great beasts, Chanda and Munda, as offerings in the sacrifice of battle. You yourself will slay Shumbha and Nishumbha.”“I have brought you these two great beasts, Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, as offerings in the sacrifice of battle. You yourself will slay Śumbha and Niśumbha.”

Roman reading

mayaa tavaatropahritau chandamundau mahaapashoo | yuddhayajne svayam shumbham nishumbham cha hanishyasimayā tavātropahṛtau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāpaśū | yuddhayajñe svayaṃ śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca haniṣyasi

Explanation

The “sacrifice of battle” is an explicit metaphor inside Kali’s speech, not a prescription for a human ritual. She assigns the final victory over Shumbha and Nishumbha to Chandika; those confrontations belong to later chapters.

The “sacrifice of battle” is an explicit metaphor inside Kālī’s speech, not a prescription for a human ritual. She assigns the final victory over Śumbha and Niśumbha to Caṇḍikā; those confrontations belong to later chapters.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

“युद्ध-यज्ञ” काली के कथन में स्पष्ट रूपक है, किसी मानव अनुष्ठान का निर्देश नहीं। वे शुम्भ और निशुम्भ के अन्तिम वध को चण्डिका से जोड़ती हैं; वे संघर्ष अगले अध्यायों में आते हैं।

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Sage Medhas / मेधा ऋषि

ऋषिरुवाच

The sage said.

Roman reading

rishiruvaachaṛṣiruvāca

Explanation

This second speaker formula returns the narration to Sage Medhas, who introduces Chandika’s response. Its separate numbering matters when reconciling the traditional total of twenty-seven units.

This second speaker formula returns the narration to Sage Medhas, who introduces Caṇḍikā’s response. Its separate numbering matters when reconciling the traditional total of twenty-seven units.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

इस दूसरे वक्ता-सूत्र से कथा फिर मेधा ऋषि की वाणी में लौटती है और चण्डिका का उत्तर आरम्भ होता है। सत्ताईस इकाइयों की पारम्परिक गणना मिलाने में इसका अलग क्रमांक महत्त्वपूर्ण है।

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Sage Medhas narrating / मेधा ऋषि का कथन

तावानीतौ ततो दृष्ट्वा चण्डमुण्डौ महासुरौ । उवाच कालीं कल्याणी ललितं चण्डिका वचः

Seeing the two great asuras Chanda and Munda brought before her, the auspicious Chandika spoke graciously to Kali.Seeing the two great asuras Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa brought before her, the auspicious Caṇḍikā spoke graciously to Kālī.

Roman reading

taavaaneetau tato drishtvaa chandamundau mahaasurau | uvaacha kaaleem kalyaanee lalitam Chandika vachahtāvānītau tato dṛṣṭvā caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau | uvāca kālīṃ kalyāṇī lalitaṃ caṇḍikā vacaḥ

Explanation

The adjective “auspicious” beside the fierce battlefield image is intentional: the narrative combines terrifying action with the Goddess’s beneficent presence. The exchange leads directly to the naming in the final unit.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

भीषण युद्ध के दृश्य में देवी के लिए “कल्याणमयी” विशेषण का आना अर्थपूर्ण है—कथा उग्र क्रिया और शुभकारी देवी-स्वरूप को साथ रखती है। यही संवाद अंतिम पद्य में नामकरण की ओर जाता है।

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Caṇḍikā / चण्डिका

यस्माच्चण्डं च मुण्डं च गृहीत्वा त्वमुपागता । चामुण्डेति ततो लोके ख्याता देवी भविष्यसि

“Because you came bringing Chanda and Munda, O Goddess, you will henceforth be known in the world as Cāmuṇḍā.”“Because you came bringing Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, O Goddess, you will henceforth be known in the world as Cāmuṇḍā.”

Roman reading

yasmaachchandam cha mundam cha griheetvaa tvamupaagataa | chaamundeti tato loke khyaataa devee bhavishyasiyasmāccaṇḍaṃ ca muṇḍaṃ ca gṛhītvā tvamupāgatā | cāmuṇḍeti tato loke khyātā devī bhaviṣyasi

Explanation

The chapter closes with an explicit narrative explanation of the name Chamunda, formed by association with Chanda and Munda. The verse records a traditional sacred etymology, not a historical linguistic proof of when the name first arose.

The chapter closes with an explicit narrative explanation of the name Cāmuṇḍā, formed by association with Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa. The verse records a traditional sacred etymology, not a historical linguistic proof of when the name first arose.

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ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation

अध्याय का समापन चण्ड और मुण्ड से जुड़े “चामुण्डा” नाम की कथा-आधारित व्याख्या से होता है। यह पवित्र परम्परा की नामोत्पत्ति-कथा है; इससे नाम के वास्तविक ऐतिहासिक प्रारम्भ का भाषावैज्ञानिक प्रमाण अपने-आप नहीं मिलता।

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Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.9 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.9 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.9 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.9 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.10 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.10 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.10 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.10 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.10 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.11 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.11 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.11 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.11 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.11 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.12 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.12 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.12 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.12 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.12 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.13 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.13 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.13 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.13 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.13 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.14 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.14 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.14 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.14 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.14 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.15 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.15 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.15 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.15 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.15 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.16 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.16 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.16 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.16 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.16 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.17 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.17 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.17 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.17 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.17 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.18 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.18 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.18 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.18 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.18 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.19 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.19 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.19 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.19 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.19 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.20 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.20 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.20 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.20 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.20 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.21 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.21 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.21 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.21 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.21 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.22 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.22 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.22 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.22 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.22 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.23 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.23 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.23 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.23 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.23 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.24 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.24 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.24 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.24 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.24 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.25 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.25 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.25 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.25 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.25 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.26 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.26 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.26 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.26 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.26 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.27 — Original / source text
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.27 — ShivGoraksh Hindi Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.27 — ShivGoraksh English Translation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.27 — ShivGoraksh Simple Hindi Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization
7.27 — ShivGoraksh Simple English Explanation
Paṇśīkar / Nirṇaya Sāgara (1917 attributed; provisional)
Supplied chapter/verse numbering; no harmonization

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