Talk:Muṇda
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By Swami Harshananda
Muṇda
Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa were two fierce demons who worked under the demon king Sumbha as chiefs of a section of his army. Both of them were killed by Kālī (an emanation of Goddess Durgā) in their
encounter with Durgā. Kālī got the name Cāmuṇḍā because of this act of hers.
Muṇḍa also means the decapitated head. Siva and Kālī are described as wearing a garland of the rnuṇdas. Hence the names Muṇḍamālin and Muṇḍamālinī for them.
See also CĀMUNDĀ and DURGĀ-SAPTAŚATĪ.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore