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Jai Kali Maa
Kali is represented as the consort of god Shiva, on whose body she is often seen standing. She is associated with many other Hindu goddesses like Durga, Bhadrakali, Sati, Rudrani, Parvati and Chamunda. She is the foremost among the Dasa-Mahavidyas, ten fierce Tantric goddesses.
Jai Kali Maa
Jai Maa Kali Kali is regarded as the supreme goddess of the Saktas, who almost always associate her with Shiva.
Dasa Mahavidyas : Ten Forms of the Great Mother Goddess
Dasa Mahavidyas are the ten cosmic powers of universe. The ten mahavidyas or dasa mahavidyas are the most important forms of Devi Maa in Hinduism.
Dasa Mahavidyas : The Ten Great Wisdoms
These are said to be manifestation of Maa Kali who is in turn a manifestation of Devi Parvati. In every form the Great Kali has differnt name. Here is the list of names & with their meanings :-
- Kali the Eternal Night, the Goddess of destruction & Time
- Tara : The Goddess Who Guides through Troubles
- Tripura-Sundari : She Who Is Lovely in the Three Worlds
- Bhuvanesvari : She Whose Body Is the World
- Chinnamasta : The Self-Decapitated Goddess
- Bhairavi : The Fierce One
- Dhumavati : The Widow Goddess
- Bagalamukhi : The Paralyzer
- Matangi : The Outcaste Goddess
- Kamala : The Lotus Goddess
These Ten Mahavidyas are known as Wisdom Goddesses. The spectrum of these ten goddesses covers the whole range of feminine divinity, encompassing horrific goddess’s at one end, to the ravishingly beautiful at the other. Mahavidya means (Maha – great; vidya – knowledge) Goddesses of great knowledge.
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Hindu Goddess Maa Durga
In Hinduism, the goddess Durga (”the inaccessible” or “the invincible”) or Maa Durga (Mother Durga) “one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress”. Durga is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, a superheroine depicted as having 10 arms, riding a lion or a tiger, carrying weapons (including a Lotus flower), maintaining a meditative smile, and practicing mudras, or symbolic hand gestures.
Hindu Goddess Maa Durga
An embodiment of creative feminine force (Shakti), Durga exists in a state of svātantrya (dependence on the universe and nothing/nobody else, i.e., self-sufficiency) and fierce compassion. Durga is considered by Hindus to be an aspect of Kali, and the mother of Ganesha, and Kartikeya. She is thus considered the fiercer, demon-fighting form of Shiva’s wife, goddess Parvati. Durga manifests fearlessness and patience, and never loses her sense of humor, even during spiritual battles of epic proportion.
