Chamunda dvaara Chand-Mund Vadh

Daanav Dhumralochan ke devi Kaushiki se girne ke baad daanav-raaja Shumbh-Nishumbh krodh se jale, aur Chand-Mund saadhaaran daanav nahin the. Ve daanav-raaja ke mukhya mantri ke putr the, janm se yuddh-kalaon mein paale gaye, aur teenon lokon ke pratyek kone mein unke naam bhay se liye jaate the. Chand jyeshth tha, gada ka swaami, aur Mund kanishth, dhanush mein adviteeya. Donon ne milkar kabhi yuddh nahin haara tha, aur Shumbh un par apne anya samast senaapatiyon se adhik vishvaas karta tha.

unhone apne do paraakramitam senaapati, Chand aur Mund ko vishaal sena ke aage bheja. Senaapati bhayaanak khyaati ke yoddha the, aur unki senaon ne prithvi ko toofaan ki bhaanti andhera kar diya: haathi aur rath, aganit talvaarbaaz, aur pratyek prakaar ke daanav, sabhi devi ko pakadkar apne swaamiyon ke samaksh zanjeeron mein laane ki shapath liye hue.

Unke netritva vaali sena rakt jama dene vaala drishya thi. Kaale kavach se dhake yuddh-haathi, daanav-ashvon se jute rath, ispaat-van ki bhaanti chamakte bhaale liye padaati. Unke aage Chand-Mund lauh-rathon par savaar the, aur unke yuddh-ghosh parvaton se goonjte the. Swarg se dekhte devta kaanpte the, kyonki ve jaante the ki yadi Kaushiki girin, to sab nasht hua.

Kaushiki apne sinh par unki prateeksha karti rahin, shaant aur tejasvi, aur jab unhone shatruon ka saagar aate dekha, to unka sundar mukh aise krodh se shyaam hua ki swarg kaanp utha. Devi ki bhrikuti se Kali ka janm samast shaastron ke naatkiyatam kshanon mein se ek hai. Kavi kehte hain ki madhyaahn mein aakaash kaala ho gaya, saagar maha-lehron mein uthe, aur devtaon ne netra dhak liye, itne kendrit krodh ka darshan sahan na kar sakne ke kaaran. Phir bhi aatank ke bheetar saundarya tha, kyonki Kali ka krodh apni santaanon ki raksha karti maata ka krodh tha.

Unki bhrikuti se, unke krodh ke hi kendra se, ek anya devi phootin, raatri ki bhaanti kaali, gale mein mundmala, kati mein vyaaghr-charm, aur haathon mein khadg-paash. Ye thin Kali, bhayaanaka, devi ke krodh se janmin, aur ve aakaash cheerti garjana sahit daanav-sena par toot padin.

Kali ke praakatya se daanav-sena mein bhagdad mach gayi, kyonki unhone aisi devi kabhi nahin dekhi thi. Haathi chinghaadte hue bhaage, rath ulat gaye, aur yoddhaon ne astra phenkkar praan bachaane ko daud lagaayi. Kintu Kali ki gati vaayu se teevra thi, aur koi bhi unke krodh se bachkar nahin ja saka.

Jo hua vah varnan se pare sanhaar tha. Kali daanav-panktiyon mein daavaanal ki bhaanti cheerti gayin, unka sinh paas mein koodta hua. Unhone haathi pakde aur bhoomi par patak diye, unhone rath pakde aur aakaash mein phenk diye, aur daanavon ka rakt nadiyon mein baha. Mahaan senaapatiyon ne apni sena pighalti dekhi, aur antatah Chand-Mund swayam shyaam devi par jhapte, apne paraakramitam astra chalaate hue. Kali hansin, lokon ke tootne jaisi dhvani, aur khadg ke do teevra prahaaron se unhone donon ke sir dhadon se alag kar diye.

Phir Kali ne bhayaanak saundarya ka kaarya kiya. Unhone do kate sir uthaaye aur Kaushiki ke paas le jaakar unke charnon mein arpan ke roop mein rakh diye. Dekhiye, unhone kaha, maine yuddh mein Chand-Mund ka vadh kiya hai; ab aapko swayam Shumbh-Nishumbh ka vadh karna chaahiye. Kaushiki ne shyaam devi par muskuraakar unhein naya naam diya, jisse ve sada pooji jaayengi: kyonki tumne Chand-Mund ka vadh kiya hai, unhone ghoshit kiya, tum Chamunda ke naam se jaani jaaogi, aur sansaar tumhaara sammaan karega.

Vijay ke baad devtaon ne donon deviyon, gaur aur shyaam, shaant aur bhayaanak ki stuti gaayi. Unhone ghoshit kiya ki Chamunda jahaan bhi maata pooji jaayengi vahaan pooji jaayengi, aur yuddh mein jaate yoddhaon dvaara unka naam pratham liya jaayega aur paraajay mein daanavon dvaara antim phusphusaaya jaayega. Devi Mahatmya ka saptam adhyaay, jo yah katha kehta hai, aaj bhi samast shatruon, drishya-adrishya se raksha ke liye paath kiya jaata hai.

Chamunda naam tab se daanavon ka aatank aur bhakton ka aashray raha hai. Ve sapt maatrikaon mein se ek bankar pooji jaati hain, jo apne yuddhon mein divya maata ki sahaayta karti hain, aur unke mandir desh bhar mein khade hain. Yah katha sikhaati hai ki krodh, jab vah dhaarmikta ka krodh ho na ki svaarth ka, divya astra banta hai, aur shaanti mein muskuraane vaali devi hi yuddh mein garajne vaali devi hain, kyonki donon unki santaanon ke prati maata ke prem ke mukh hain.