Yasmach Chandam Cha Mundam Cha (The Naming of Chamunda) — Complete Lyrics
यस्माच्चण्डं च मुण्डं च (चामुण्डा नामकरण)
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
मया तवात्रोपहृतौ चण्डमुण्डौ महापशू ।
युद्धयज्ञे स्वयं शुम्भं निशुम्भं च हनिष्यसि ॥
mayā tavātropahṛtau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāpaśū
yuddhayajñe svayaṃ śumbhaṃ niśumbhaṃ ca haniṣyasi
Kali said: 'Here I have brought you Chanda and Munda, the two great beasts, as offerings in this sacrifice of battle; Shumbha and Nishumbha you shall slay yourself.' The Rishi said: Then, seeing those two great asuras Chanda and Munda brought before her, the auspicious Chandika spoke this graceful word to Kali: 'Because you have come having seized Chanda and Munda, you, O Devi, shall therefore be renowned in the world as Chamunda.'
Verse 2
ऋषिरुवाच
तावानीतौ ततो दृष्ट्वा चण्डमुण्डौ महासुरौ ।
उवाच कालीं कल्याणी ललितं चण्डिका वचः ॥
ṛṣiruvāca
tāvānītau tato dṛṣṭvā caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau
uvāca kālīṃ kalyāṇī lalitaṃ caṇḍikā vacaḥ
Verse 3
यस्माच्चण्डं च मुण्डं च गृहीत्वा त्वमुपागता ।
चामुण्डेति ततो लोके ख्याता देवी भविष्यसि ॥
yasmāccaṇḍaṃ ca muṇḍaṃ ca gṛhītvā tvamupāgatā
cāmuṇḍeti tato loke khyātā devī bhaviṣyasi
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