Bhadrakali

Bhadrakali
Warrior avatar of Adishakti
Goddess of Power, Protection, Auspiciousness.
A 17th-century wooden idol of Bhadra Kali from Kerala
Other namesRudra Kali
Sanskrit transliterationभद्रकाली
AffiliationAdi Shakti
AbodeKailasha, Manidvipa
Mantra
  • oṃ bhadrakāl̤yai namaḥ
WeaponTrident, Sword, arrow, Discus, Conch, Spear, staff, thunderbolt, two varieties of Shields, Bow, Noose, Goad, Bell, Axe and Club.
BattlesDaksha yajna
DayTuesday [1]
MountLion,Vetali
TextsShiva Purana,Kalika Purana
FestivalsBharani, Padayani, Kuthiyottam,Thookam
ConsortShiva,Virabhadra

Bhadrakali (IAST: Bhadrakālī; lit.'auspicious Kali'[2]) is a Hindu goddess. She is considered to be the auspicious and fortunate form of Adi Shakti who protects the good, known as bhadra.[3]

In Vaishnavism, Bhadrakali is among the many epithets of Yogamaya, the internal potency of illusion of the preserver deity, Vishnu.[4]

  1. ^ "Article - Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, and Kali in the West".
  2. ^ Hudson, D. Dennis (25 September 2008). The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-19-536922-9.
  3. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Bhadrakālī". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ Bryant, Edwin F. (18 June 2007). Krishna: A Sourcebook. Oxford University Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-19-028756-6.

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