Deity

Kali

कालीKālī

verses
453
books
21
chapters
223
A form of
Devi

What the texts say

In the Shiva Purana, the Divine Mother is praised as Kali, the beloved of Shiva, the Great Maya-Shakti who abides in Shiva's own realm. Shiva Purana 2.3.6.38 The Markandeya Purana says that the whole cosmic egg is pervaded by Kali, the mighty doer of cosmic acts. Markandeya Purana 92.35 The Devi Bhagavatam speaks of Kali, who devours the entire universe, with its moving and non-moving beings, at the end of the kalpa. Devi Bhagavatam 3.26.57 Elsewhere in the Markandeya Purana, Kali sprang forth from the Goddess's frowning brow, fierce-faced, bearing a sword and a noose. Markandeya Purana 87.5 In its account of Raktabija's slaying, the Goddess strikes him with a trident, and Kali drinks up his blood. Markandeya Purana 88.55 The Devi Bhagavatam adds that, because Kali slew Chanda and Munda, she is granted the renowned name Chamunda. Devi Bhagavatam 5.26.65

Where to read

Every verse that names Kali, book by book.

  1. Devi Bhagavatam

    111 verses · 28 chapters

    All 111 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 5.25.1

      Vyas ji keh rahe hain ki Dhumralochana itna bol ke chup ho gaya. Phir Kali Devi hans ke boli. Unhone mazaak mein baat kahi.

    • 5.26.4

      Sun, tum akeli ho. Tumhare paas bas Kaalika aur ek sher hai. Tum sochti ho ki tum Shumbha ko hara dogi? Woh apni poori fauj ke saath aaya hai. Tumhari buddhi theek nahi hai.

    • 1.2.20

      Devi ki teen shaktiyan hain. Ek sattvik hai, ek rajasic hai, ek tamasic hai. In teeno ka naam alag-alag hai. Mahalakshmi, Saraswati, Mahakali. Yeh teeno hi Devi ki roop hain.

  2. Shiva Purana

    97 verses · 48 chapters

    All 97 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.3.13.10

      Kali boli. Shankar bhagwan, tumne jo kaha woh theek hai. Par yeh sab prakriti ka khel to nahi hai? Agar tum prakriti se alag ho, to tumhari baat kaise chalegi?

    • 2.5.38.5

      Shankhachuda ne Kali ko dekha aur turant yuddh mein kood gaya. Uski sena ke sab daanav dar gaye. Lekin unka raja unhe himmat di aur bola darna nahi.

    • 3.17.2

      Mahakal sabse bada hai. Woh acche logon ko duniya ki khushi aur mukti dono deta hai. Wahan Mahakali bhi hai, jo Shivji ki shakti hai. Woh bhakton ko wohi phal deti hai jo woh maangte hain.

  3. Skanda Purana

    63 verses · 37 chapters

    All 63 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.62.7

      Devi ne wahan apni shakti chor di. Phir unhone achhi baat kahi. Unhone kaha, tum bahut kaale ho, isliye tumhara naam Kalika hoga.

    • 7.2.3.3

      Usko Kalamegha bhi kehte hain. Wahan Bhava ko Damodar yaad kiya jaata hai. Do gavyuti door wahan Kalika hai.

    • 1.1.3.34

      Jab usne maara, tab wahan se Virabhadra paida hua. Woh bahut bada naam wala tha. Usi tarah Kali bhi wahan se nikli. Uske saath crore bhoot the.

  4. Vamana Purana

    21 verses · 7 chapters

    • 28.6

      Shiv aur Parvati khelte rahe. Shiv hamesha dharam ke baare mein sochta tha. Ek baar mazaak mein usne Parvati ko Kali bula diya.

    • 25.4

      Mena ki sabse chhoti beti ka naam Kali tha. Woh kaali rang ki thi, jaise kaajal ka dher ho. Uski aankhein neele kamal jaisi thi. Sundarta mein uska koi match nahi tha.

    • 26.37

      Yeh Kali tumhari beti hai, sab duniya mein sabse sundar hai. Devon ke raja uski shaadi ke liye pooch rahe hain. Tum use unko dena chahiye.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Kali matters most.

  1. Sending Chanda and Munda to Fight the Devi

    Devi Bhagavatam 5.25 · 20 verses

  2. Kṣetrapāla-sṛṣṭi, Kālīkā-prasāda, Vaṭayakṣiṇī-pūjā, and Aparājitā Mahāvidyā

    Skanda Purana 1.2.62 · 11 verses

  3. Chanda Munda Vadha and the Naming of Chamunda

    Devi Bhagavatam 5.26 · 18 verses

  4. Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence

    Shiva Purana 2.3.13 · 7 verses

    Dialectical challenger

  5. Vikata Charita Samapti Varnanam

    Mudgala Purana 6.47 · 2 verses

  6. The Slaying of Namuci and the Rise of Śumbha-Niśumbha: Kauśikī, Kālī, and the Fall of Dhūmralocana

    Vamana Purana 28 · 5 verses

    deity (wrathful manifestation) / battlefield executor

  7. Kālī and Śaṅkhacūḍa: Mantra-Weapons and Surrender in Battle

    Shiva Purana 2.5.38 · 9 verses

    Primary combatant embodying terrifying, world-shaking power

  8. The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas

    Narada Purana 2.1.50 · 1 verse

  9. Enumeration of Ten Prime Manifestations of Śiva with Their Śaktis

    Shiva Purana 3.1.17 · 1 verse

    Śakti of Mahākāla

  10. Catalogue of Tīrthas in Vastrāpatha

    Skanda Purana 7.2.3 · 1 verse

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