Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 24
मया तवात्रोपहृतौ चण्डमुण्डौ महापशू। युद्धयज्ञे स्वयं शुम्भं निशुम्भं च हनिष्यसि ॥ २४ ॥
mayā tavātrōpahṛtau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāpaśū | yuddhayajñē svayaṁ śumbhaṁ niśumbhaṁ ca haniṣyasi || 24 ||
Translation
By me, Chanda and Munda, the great beasts, have been brought here for you. In the sacrifice of battle, you yourself will slay Shumbha and Nishumbha.
Word by word
- mayā
- by me
- tava
- for you
- atra
- here
- upahṛtau
- brought
- caṇḍamuṇḍau
- Chanda and Munda
- mahāpaśū
- great beasts
- yuddhayajñe
- in the sacrifice of battle
- svayaṁ
- yourself
- śumbhaṁ
- Shumbha
- niśumbhaṁ
- Nishumbha
- ca
- and
- haniṣyasi
- you will slay
Meaning
Kālī presents the heads of Chanda and Munda to Ambika, referring to them as great beasts offered in the battle’s sacrificial context, and prophesies that Ambika will personally slay Shumbha and Nishumbha, foreshadowing the climactic battles.