About Maa Kaali

Maa Kaali Is The First Maa MahaVidya Form
Of Maa Maha Kaali And
The Dynamic Divine Power Of The Ultimate Reality.
Maa Kaali Is The Devourer Of kaal (time).
As The Divine Mother Of time, death, and destruction,
Maa Kaali Imparts The Great Cosmic Wisdom
Related to transformation.
Maa Kaali Teaches deserving devotees
How To transform the ego-based self
by detaching from all things transient and worldly.

The earliest mentions of the worship Of
Maa Maha Kaali dates back to
pre-vedic times where
The Divine Fierce Form Of
Maa Maha Kaali was worshipped As
The Destroyer Of evil And
The Protector Of the righteous

The earliest mentions of the worship Of
Maa Maha Kaali can be traced back to
the pre-vedic times,
approximately around 600 C.E.
During this time,
Maa Maha Kaali Was Often
Associated With warfare and battles.
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References To
Maa Maha Kaali Are Found In
the atharva veda, Where
Maa Maha Kaali Is Associated With
The Darker Aspects Of life,
such as death and destruction.
However, Even In These Early Mentions,
Maa Maha Kaali Is Revered As A Protective Force.
The Depiction Of
Maa Maha Kaali's Fierce Form Symbolizes
The Destruction of evil And
The Protection of the righteous.

The Divine Mother Of the universe
Protects devotees in distress

After being usurped by the demons
shumbha and nishumbha,
the gods prayed To
The Divine Mother, And
The Divine Mother Appears To
Destroy the demons

According To One Allegory
In Chapter 7
Of The Holy Text Of
"The Devi Mahatmya",
Maa Maha Kaali Emerged On
the battlefields Of The Battle Against the
demons shumbha and nishumbha.

Long ago, two arrogant asuras,
shumbha and nishumbha, usurped
lord indra's dominion over the three worlds,
causing the gods to lose their power. As
The Divine Mother Of the universe
Promised To Arrive To Protect
Whenever Invoked during times of distress,
the gods praised and Invoked
The Divine Mother For Protection.

The Divine Mother Manifested Herself
In A Magnificent Divine Form
And Made the himalayas
Her Place Of Dwelling.
The Divine Mother's Unparalleled Beauty
Attracted the attention of
chanda and munda,
the two servants of
shumbha and nishumbha.
They concluded that since
their masters had already stolen
everything valuable from the gods,
they should possess
"This Most Beautiful Devi" as well.

When the battle began,
the demons chanda and munda
were sent to fight and retrieve
The Divine Mother.
As The Divine Mother Observed them
and their vast army approaching,
She Scowled,
And From Her Furrowed Brow,
The Fierce Divine Form Of
Maa Maha Kaali Emerged And
Annihilated the demon forces.

Maa Maha Kaali Emerges
To Slay the demons
chanda and munda
And Is Revered As
"Maa Chamunda"

This battle symbolizes
the subduing and humbling
of the exaggerated ego
and intense desires,
and overcoming false
self-importance and delusions.

"The Devi Mahatmya" Describes
In Chapter 7 The Allegorical Battle Where
The Divine Mother Of the universe
Emerges In Her Fierce
And Formidable Form As
Maa Maha Kaali,
Slays the asuras chanda and munda,
And Is Revered As Maa Chamunda.

'Because You Have Overpowered
chanda and munda And
Delivered them To Me,
You, O Devi,
Shall Henceforth
Be Known In the world As
Maa Chamunda."
- Chapter 7, Verse 27 Of
"The Devi Mahatmya"

chanda and munda,
the servants of the asura brothers
shumbha and nishumbha
who had dispossessed the gods,
seizing sovereignty over the three worlds,
symbolize those deformities of the ego
that exaggerate our ego's sense of
importance, power, or reputation,
leading to a tendency to boast
or make oneself appear
greater than they are.
They also symbolize
the arousing or provoking
intense desire that stimulate
or evoke lustful feelings.
In these asuras we recognize
our ego's sense of false self,
and the delusions and desires attached to it.
By The Blessings Of
Maa Chamunda,
the deserving devotees
Are Guided to attain the strength
to subdue and humble the ego
by overcoming these aspects of it.

The Divine Mother
Maa Maha Kaali Blesses
the deserving devotees With
spiritual advancement through
the learning and internalization
Of The Supreme Cosmic
Wisdom Teachings
Imparted By
Maa Das MahaVidya.

Mantra for the worship Of
Maa Maha Kaali:

"Om Krim
Maa KaliKaye Namah"

Devotees chant This Mantra
For the worship Of
Maa Maha Kaali
to seek Her Protection
And The Blessings Of transformation.

The Symbolism Of The Depiction Of
Maa Kaali
As A Divine Form Of
Maa Maha Kaali
Conveys Profound Wisdom.
The Black Or Dark Blue Complexion That
Maa Kaali Is Depicted In Signifies
The Infinite Void And
The Primordial Darkness From Which
all creation arises
And Into Which it eventually dissolves.
The skull That
Maa Kaali Is Depicted Holding
Symbolizes the vanquished ego, And
Maa Kaali's Protruding Red Tongue
Symbolizes the destruction of
the incessant desires of the ego.

Despite The Fearsome Depiction Of
Maa Kaali,
The Divine Mother Is Revered
As Deeply Compassionate.
Maa Kaali Is
The Divine Mother Who
Fiercely Protects Her Children,
Destroying anything that threatens
their spiritual progress.
Devotees approach
Maa Kaali
with utmost devotion, awe, and reverence,
seeking Blessings
For strength, protection, and liberation.

Maa Maha Kaali Is Depicted
With Her Lovely
Red Protruding Tongue,
Imparting The Wisdom That
The Divine Mother Can Set
whom She Wills
free from chronic
incessant desires of the ego

As Per Myth Described In
"The Devi Mahatmya",
The Divine Mother
Maa Maha Kaali
Slays the demon raktabija.
Raktabija was the demon
whose each drop of blood
produced another demon,
symbolizing the incessant desires
stemming from the ego
that keep us bound to the samsara.
These desires are never satisfied for long.
The more they are fulfilled,
the more they increase.
Maa Maha Kaali Devoured
all the drops of raktabija's blood
and thereafter Killed the demon raktabija,
Liberating his soul from the body.

Thus, Maa Maha Kaali
Is Depicted With Her
Lovely Red Protruding Tongue,
Imparting The Wisdom That
The Divine Mother Can Set
whom She Wills free from
chronic incessant desires
of the ego.

Conclusion

Emerging As The First
Maa MahaVidya Form Of
Maa Maha Kaali,
Maa Kaali Embodies
Divine Fierceness And Compassion,
Guiding And Enabling deserving devotees
to seek and realize The Truth Of
Creation, Preservation, And Destruction.
The sincere worship Of
Maa Kaali Enables seekers to
transform their lives by receiving Blessings
and detaching from
all that is transitory and realizing
The Eternal And The Absolute.