Chanda

A demon general killed by the Goddess
in the Devimahatmya, the Sanskrit text
that is the earliest and most important
mythic source for the cult of the
Goddess. This text describes the
Goddess in several different manifestations. The seventh book tells how the
goddess Ambika’s anger takes form as
the terrifying goddess Kali. Kali attacks
the demon armies commanded by
Chanda and his companion Munda,
and after destroying the armies she
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Chanda
beheads the two generals. As a memorial
of this mythic deed, one of the names
under which the Goddess is worshiped
is Chamunda, as the slayer of Chanda
and Munda.