Ode To Kali - Marifa- origin of Kali sticking out her tongue!

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the most delightful presentation of Kali's pictures and

the lovely poem! Simply marvellous!

 

well, harshaji , please find the explanation of Kali's portruding

tongue in the accompanying narration...

 

There is yet another version of Kali's manifestation. The Gods were

not able to kill the demon, Raktabija. Each drop of his blood that

touched the ground turned into another Raktabija. Thus, every time he

was struck, millions of his duplicates appeared all over the

battlefield.

 

At this point the Gods were totally desperate, and they then turned

to Shiva for help. Shiva, though, was so deep in meditation that he

could not be reached. The Gods then turned to Shiva's consort Parvati

for help. The Goddess Parvati immediately set out to do battle with

the demon, and it was then that She took the form of Kali.

 

Kali then appeared, with Her red eyes, dark complexion, gaunt

features, hair unbound, and Her teeth as sharp as fangs. She rode

into the midst of the battle on a lion, and it was only then that the

demon Raktabija first began to experience fear.

 

Kali then ordered the Gods to attack Raktabija, while She spread Her

tongue over the battlefield, covering it completely, and preventing

even one drop of the demon's blood from falling. In doing this, Kali

prevented Raktabija from reproducing himself again, and the Gods were

then victorious.

 

Since KALI KEEPS ON DRINKING THE DROPS OF BLOOD , HER TONGUE KEEPS

GROWING IN SIZE TO JUST KEEP UP WITH RAKTABIJA'S MULTIPLE

MANIFESTATIONS!

 

(Now who is Raktabija? RAKTABIJA IS the demon within us - the 'seeds

of desire' in all of us... every time, one desire is satisfied ,

another desire crops up. AND MOTHER KALI teaches us that there is no

end to human desires and only by controlling our desries for material

things, we can advance on the spiritual path...)

 

 

 

Kali is the ferocious aspect of Devi Durga perfectly personified.

According to the Purana, this image of Durga as Kali, so widely

worshipped in eastern parts of India, owes its origin to the battle

of Durga with Shumbha and Nishumbha. She after her victory over these

demons was so overjoyed that she started the dance of death. In her

great ecstasy Kali continued the destruction. As the prayers of all

gods could not calm her, Lord Shiva had to intervene. Seeing no other

way of dissuading her, the God threw himself amongst the bodies of

slain demons. When Kali saw that she was dancing over the body of her

husband, she put her tongue out of her mouth in sorrow and surprise.

She remained stunned in this posture and this is how Kali is shown in

images with the red tongue protruding from her mouth.

 

http://www.dollsofindia.com/kali.htm

 

jai mahakali!

 

jai gurudeva!