Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Verse 27
यस्माच्चण्डं च मुण्डं च गृहीत्वा त्वमुपागता। चामुण्डेति ततो लोके ख्याता देवि भविष्यसि ॥ ॐ ॥ २७ ॥
yasmāccaṇḍaṁ ca muṇḍaṁ ca gṛhītvā tvamupāgatā | cāmuṇḍēti tatō lōkē khyātā dēvi bhaviṣyasi || ōṁ || 27 ||
Translation
Because you have come having taken Chanda and Munda, you will be renowned in the world as Cāmuṇḍā, O Goddess.
Word by word
- yasmāt
- because
- caṇḍaṁ
- Chanda
- ca
- and
- muṇḍaṁ
- Munda
- gṛhītvā
- having taken
- tvam
- you
- upāgatā
- have come
- cāmuṇḍā
- Cāmuṇḍā
- iti
- thus
- tataḥ
- hence
- loke
- in the world
- khyātā
- renowned
- devi
- Goddess
- bhaviṣyasi
- you will be
Meaning
Ambika bestows the name ‘Cāmuṇḍā’ upon Kālī, honoring her for slaying Chanda and Munda, establishing her as a celebrated form of the Goddess known worldwide for this victory.