Kali
काली
kālī
The Black One; a form of Ma Durga
Kali is a black-skinned goddess who emerged from the body of Ma Durga to defeat the demons. She wears a garland of skulls (or severed heads) around her neck and a skirt of severed arms–both symbolizing the sense of egotism. In one hand she wields the sword of spiritual wisdom (prajna) and in the other carries a severed head (ego). Despite her fearsome appearance, her two other hands are held in the gestures (mudras) that indicate: protection and blessing
Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
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Kalidasa | कालिदास | Kālidāsa | Immortal poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit period. He lived during the period of... | Read More | ||
Kalika Upapurana | कालिक उपपुराण | kālika upapurāṇa | Kalika Purana also called Sati Purana is a Sakteya Purana. It describe the various... | Read More | ||
Kalindi , river kālindī | कालिन्दी | kālindī | The river Yamuna, a tributary of river Ganga is called as Kalindi in Mahabharata and Bhagavata... | River Kalindi is verymuch part of Krishna’s child hood. Sri Krishna born in Madhura was brought... | Read More | |
Kalindi , wife of Sri Krishna | कालिन्दी | kālindī | While Krishna and Arjuna was spending some lesure time on the bank of River Kalindi, the later saw... | Read More | ||
Kaliya | There lived in Kalindi river a fierce serpent called Kaliya with his wife and relations. The trees... | Read More | ||||
Kaliyuga | कलियुग | kaliyuga | Kaliyuga is the last of the four yugas (ages). Krishna's departure marks the end of... | Read More | ||
Ayyankali | Ayyankali (1863–1941 CE) was a social reformer from Kerala. He was born on 28 August 1863 in a... | Read More | ||||
Dakshineshwar Kali Temple | Dakshineshwar is a village on the Ganges about five miles north of Calcutta, where, in... | Read More | ||||
Kalidasa | कालिदास | Kālidāsa | Immortal poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit period. He lived during the period of... | Read More |