Chand-Mund and Maa Chamunda

In the seventh adhyay, Chand and Mund reached the Himalaya with their fourfold army of elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers. There they saw the Devi seated on her lion on a high golden peak, smiling. The asuras moved forward with bows and swords to seize her.

Seeing this, the goddess Ambika grew very angry, and her face turned dark. From between her brows, from her forehead, a fierce goddess instantly appeared: this was Maa Kali. She held a sword and a noose, wore a garland, and with a great roar she charged at the asura army.

Maa Kali tossed aside huge elephants and chariots and shattered the asuras' weapons. Seeing the army fall, Chand showered her with arrows and Mund hurled thousands of discs. But nothing worked against Kali. She ended both Chand and Mund.

Then Kali brought the heads of Chand and Mund to the goddess Chandika and said, 'I offer you these two great beasts. Now you yourself will end Shumbh and Nishumbh.' Pleased, the Devi said, 'Because you have brought Chand and Mund, you will be famous in the world as Chamunda.'