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Bhadrakali (IAST: Bhadrakālī; lit. ' auspicious Kali ' [ 2 ] ) is an important Hindu goddess , a form of Kali. She is considered to be the auspicious and fortunate form of Adi Shakti or Durga, the supreme mother who protects the good, known as Bhadra or Bhadra Bhagavathy .
Bhadra [a] is a Sanskrit word meaning 'good', 'fortune' or 'auspicious'. [1] It is also the name of many men, ... Bhadrakali. Bhadrā or Bhadrakālī ...
Kali (/ ˈ k ɑː l iː /; Sanskrit: काली, IAST: Kālī), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas , a group of goddesses who provide liberating knowledge.
Pratyangira (Sanskrit: ... Pratyaṅgirā), also called Atharvana Bhadrakali, and Nikumbala, is a Hindu goddess associated with Shaktism. According to the ...
This is the second name given to the goddess Adi Parashakti in Amarakosha, the Sanskrit lexicon (Goddess Parvati names- Uma, Katyayani, Gauri, Kali, Haimavati, Ishwari). In Shaktism, she is associated with the fierce forms of Shakti or Durga, a warrior goddess, which also includes Bhadrakali and Chandika. [2]
Devi Kanya Kumari (Sanskrit: देवी कन्या कुमारि, romanized: Dēvi Kanyā Kumāri) is a manifestation of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi in the form of an adolescent girl. She is variously described by various traditions of Hinduism to either be a form of Parvati or Lakshmi.
Mahakali (Sanskrit: महाकाली, romanized: Mahākālī) is the Hindu goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism.She is also known as the supreme being in various tantras and Puranas.
Triggering her maternal instincts, Bhadrakali gently picked up the baby and cradled him, her anger dissolving into a sense of protectiveness. This act of nurturing calmed Bhadrakali, and she returned to her serene form. Legacy: Bhadrakali is worshipped as a fierce protector against evil and a powerful symbol of feminine strength.