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स्वरूप एवं प्रतीक
IconographyDark as the void, three-eyed, wearing a garland, standing upon Shiva — she is the first and foremost Mahavidya.
महिमा एवं कथा
Significance & StoryKali is Kala (time) itself, the power that devours all and thereby liberates. Fierce in form yet infinitely compassionate, she destroys the ego and the illusion of death, revealing the deathless Self. She is worshipped by those who seek fearlessness and the direct dissolution of the 'I'.
बीज मंत्र
Bija Mantraक्रीं
krīṃ
The full sadhana mantras vary by lineage; diksha (initiation) from a guru is traditionally required.