| The
Daityas deified In-dra and other Gods. The Gods were terrified of the Daityas and resorted
to Jadrangal village and propitiated Jagadamba Devi. The Devi was pleased and promised to
rescue them from the Daityas. She created a Devi
out of her body, a beautiful person Kaushika. Kaushika was given the assignment of
destroying Shumbh and Nishumbh. The two Daityas heard of her beauty and wanted to bring
her to them. They failed to persuade her to come to them through a doot (messenger) who
was scornfully sent away. Kaushika sent word through the messenger that she could only be
won by a war.
A dreadful war started. Kaushika Devi created 'Kalika' Shakti
from her forehead and Kalika cut off the heads of Chund and Mund, two brave and fearless
commanders of the two Daityas. |
