Kali | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-05-11

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:01:14 1 Etymology
00:02:34 2 Origins
00:06:52 3 Legends
00:07:47 3.1 Slayer of Raktabija
00:09:36 4 Iconography and forms
00:11:46 4.1 Popular form
00:13:53 4.2 Mahakali
00:15:45 4.3 Dakshinakali
00:19:25 4.4 Samhara Kali
00:20:28 4.5 Other forms
00:20:50 5 Symbolism
00:21:14 5.1 Physical form
00:23:58 5.2 Mother Nature
00:25:31 5.3 Shiva in Kali iconography
00:26:36 6 Worship
00:26:46 6.1 Mantra
00:27:51 6.2 Tantra
00:32:18 6.3 Bengali tradition
00:35:34 6.4 Tantric Buddhism
00:36:29 6.5 Worship in the Western world
00:39:58 7 In popular culture



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Kali (, Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī), also known as Kālikā (Sanskrit: कालिका) or Shyāmā (Sanskrit: श्यामा), is a Hindu goddess. Kali is one of the ten Mahavidyas, a list which combines Sakta and Buddhist goddesses.Kali's earliest appearance is that of a destroyer of evil forces. She is the most powerful form of Adi shakti. She is the goddess of one of the four subcategories of the Kulamārga, a category of tantric Saivism. Over time, she has been worshipped by devotional movements and tantric sects variously as the Divine Mother, Mother of the Universe, Adi Shakti, or Adi Parashakti. Shakta Hindu and Tantric sects additionally worship her as the ultimate reality or Brahman. She is also seen as divine protector and the one who bestows moksha, or liberation. Kali is often portrayed standing or dancing on her consort, the Hindu god Shiva, who lies calm and prostrate beneath her. Kali is worshipped by Hindus throughout India especially in West Bengal.