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The
very moment Kousika saw the huge army of Chanda Mundas, she turned red in face,
as one Siva came out of her body, turning instantly the colour of her whole
person dark. It is from that terrible form was born Kali - the dark-hued gigantic
form called Kalika - a powerful goddess, who drank away
the blood falling from the body of Raktabhoja bye stretching her tongue and
covering the whole battle-field, for he was blessed to be born in thousand
forms if a drop of blood were to be spilled by the enemy. The danava brothers
whop entered the battle ground, after the death of Chanda Mundas were put to
death in the end by that frightful Kali in her fiercest form. This awful aspect
of Mother Parvati, after danava samhara took
her seat in the Himalavan region. She strikes terror and destroys bonds, tying
humans to this world and hence she is called the liberator. Lord Maheswar
himself, the Mahakala lies under the foot of Kali like a corpse symbolising the
fact, that purusha is Udasina, white Prakriti alone is act a and is the
principal cause of motion Siva and Sakti thus represent consciousness and
energy, but they are ONE, and nothing but oneness alone exists between them In
the cosmic projection. this one becomes God and Goddess.
But
lo! Kali is portrayed as a very merciful deity, though shocking in her external
features, like broad red shot eyes, sharp incisors, awful countenance, shocking
stature and riding astride a terrifying lion. She is infinitely compassionate
and appears as Sarvamangala, Sundae, Durghatanasini, Mahasakti etc., and grants
the desires of leer devotees liberally. And always stands by their side. She is
described by many names such as Kali, for her dark complexion; Karali for
frightening form, Manojava for swift motion; Sulohita for blood coloured
complexion and Sudhumravana for smoke coloured visage etc.
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