Who is Cāmuṇḍā?
For the Love of Yoga with Nish the Fish - A podcast by Nishanth Selvalingam
First, we take a look at the Caṇḍi (Devī Māhātmyam) to see all the different forms of Mā: 1. Mahākālī from chapter I who is described as being blue like a jewel with ten hands holding various weapons, ten legs and ten heads , 2. Kālī who springs forth from Parvatī in Chapter 5, Verse 88 after the aparājita hymn and of course, 3. Kālī who springs forth from Ambika's furrowed brow, a personification of her rage, in Chapter 7, in verses 7-27 to slay two demons named Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa thereby recei...