Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 1–2
ॐ ऋषिरुवाच ॥ १ ॥ आज्ञप्तास्ते ततो दैत्याश्चण्डमुण्डपुरोगमाः। चतुरङ्गबलोपेता ययुरभ्युद्यतायुधाः ॥ २ ॥
ōṁ ṛṣiruvāca || 1 || ājñaptāstē tatō daityāścaṇḍamuṇḍapurōgamāḥ | caturaṅgabalōpētā yayurabhyudyatāyudhāḥ || 2 ||
Translation
Om. The sage said: Then those demons, led by Chanda and Munda, commanded and equipped with four arms, went with raised weapons.
Word by word
- oṁ
- sacred syllable
- ṛṣiḥ
- the sage
- uvāca
- said
- ājñāptāḥ
- commanded
- te
- those
- tataḥ
- then
- daityāḥ
- demons
- caṇḍamuṇḍapurogamāḥ
- led by Chanda and Munda
- caturbhujala
- four-armed
- upetā
- equipped
- yayuḥ
- went
- abhyudyata
- raised
- āyudhāḥ
- weapons
Meaning
The sage begins the Seventh Chapter, narrating that Shumbha, enraged by the defeat of Dhūmralochana, commands Chanda and Munda to lead an army. These powerful, four-armed demons advance with raised weapons to confront Ambika, setting the stage for the battle described in the chapter.