KALI

KALI

With dishevelled hair, they appear terrible. (Bhairo Kabir, p. 1163) The above reference may be in respect of a hag, but it seems to be particulariy about the goddess Kali. Durga, the consort of Shiva assumed the form of Kali, when during her war with the demons, she had to des with the Raktavija, whose every drop of blood which fell on the ground produced more demons. As Kali sh drank all the blood of the demon and did not let $ fall on the ground. In art she is shown as a half-nake

References :

1. Kohli, Surindar Singh (ed), Dictionary of Mythological References in Guru Granth Sahib, 1993

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