Then Chanda and Munda sent by that Asura went there with four types of army and holding their weapons aloft.

Then they saw the smiling Devi riding on a lion on the top of the big golden Himalayas.

Seeing her they enthusiastically started trying to catch her and others armed with weapons like bows and sword neared her.

That Goddess became very angry with her enemies and her face became as black as the Indian ink.

From her broad forehead, which was bent by her curved eyebrows, rose a goddess called Kali armed with sword and a rope.

She was holding a very peculiar sword, wearing a garland of human skulls, dressed in the hide of a tiger, with no flesh in her body, with very terrible looks, with a broad face, who looked very fearful because she was moving her tongue, who was sunken red eyes and was filling all directions with her roars from her throat.

That goddess went straight and fast and warning the great asuras and started eating the enemies of devas whom were part of the army.

She caught hold of huge elephants along with men shielding its backside, the trainer with his long spear and the hero riding on it and crushed them and put in her mouth.

Similarly she was placing charioteer along with horses and driver in her mouth and started chewing them terribly with her teeth.

She killed one Asura catching hold of his hair, another catching his throat, another by kicking with her leg and another by pressing his chest.

She caught hold of the arrows as well as weapons sent against her by those asuras (Chanda and Munda) and broke them to pieces by her teeth.

She beat the entire Asura army consisting of big and strong-bodied asuras. She ate some of them and gave severe punishment to others.

Some of the asuras were punished by sword, some by Gadgayudha (sword with curved end) and some by her teeth and all of them were destroyed.

Seeing that within a short time the entire Asura army was destroyed Chanda ran towards the terrible goddess Kali.

Chanda with horrible rain of punishing arrows and Munda with the weapon of wheel (Chakras) send again and again fought with the greatly fearful eyed Goddess Kali.

Those numerous Chakras (wheels) entering the face of Goddess Kali appeared like several Suns, which have entered the dense clouds.

Then the goddess Kali, shouting in a horrifying way and having a horror raising face with shining teeth which cannot be stared at, laughed widely and loudly

That goddess lifted her sword very high, spoke “Ham”, and ran towards Chanda, caught hold of his hair and cut off his head.
(Saying of “Ham”, denotes she is very angry)

Then Chanda seeing that Munda has fallen ran towards her, and Goddess Kali beat him with her sword and he fell on the ground.

Then whatever Asura army was remaining seeing that Chanda and the greatly valorous Munda has fallen, ran in all directions due to great fear.

Then Goddess Kali holding the head of Chanda and Munda neared Goddess Chandika and with great exultation told.

In this fire sacrifice of war I have brought this Chanda and Munda to you as sacrificed animals and you yourself will kill Shumbha and Nishumbha and sacrifice them in this war.

Then that Chandika, who tells very pleasant words, seeing that the asuras Chanda and Munda were brought to her, told the following pretty words to goddess Kali.

Hey Kali, because you have killed Chanda and Munda you would become famous in this world and would be known as Chamunda.

This is the seventh chapter in Devi Mahatmya dealing with the killing of Chanda and Munda Occurring in the Savarnika period of Markandeya Purana.