Goddess Kali is the embodiment of Parvathi, the consort of Lord Shiva. The intention of this incarnation was to destroy the fierce demon Raktabija. He came to know by this name after he was blessed with a unique boon by Lord Brahma. As per this boon, if a drop of blood from his body was fallen on the ground, one thousand times more powerful so many Raktabija could take rebirth from that. Thus within a short span of time there would be millions of similar demons on the battle field. This exceptional advantage persuaded him to torture gods and goddess, sages, saints and men. His unbearable disturbances forced other gods and sages to seek help from Goddess Parvati who is considered as the divine manifestation of eternal energy. Thus she decided to rescue the Universe by her appearance as Goddess Kali Ma.
Incarnation of Goddess Kali
The complexion of Goddess Kali was extreme dark whereas her eyes reddish. She had worn a garland of human skulls around her neck and a waist belt from which hanged numerous dismantled human limbs. The third eye on Kali’s forehead and the highly tangled luxurious hair increased her terrifying character. Her long teeth were sharp and looked like fangs. The extra long tongue that slings down from her mouth exhibited her blood thirsty nature. In all her pictures she is seen with eight arms. She is depicted as holding a blood smeared sword in her upper left hand and a severed head of a demon in her lower left hand. With the upper right hand she offers refuge to her devotees. Thus Kali was with unique capacity to overcome the powers of Raktabija.
Battle With Raktabija
In the battle field Goddess Kali appeared in gigantic and fierce form which made the demon to get frightened. She fought against him vigorously with the support of her carrier lion. As per legend, Goddess Kali stabbed Raktabija with her spear and then with her enormous tongue drank the whole blood from the wounds created. Thus she prevented the rebirth of Raktabija from his own blood drops. This process was continued till he died at last. The intake of the demon’s blood influenced the Goddess to run across the universe and destroy everything. To cool down her aggressiveness, other Gods sought the help of Lord Mahadeva who suggested an alternative by himself lying down under her feet. When Goddess Kali came to know that she touched her husband with her feet, all her ferocious behaviors vanished.
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