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सा उक्तवती प्रकृतिनिरृतिभृत्याः सा पूर्वम् एव प्रावर्तत् अतस् ते वदन्ति "काली परमब्रह्म वस्तुतस् अस्ति" इति  ||

Worship of Kali

There are many ideas and doctrines related to the worship of the Goddess in this manifestation as Kali. It is said that there are the subtle and fearful forms of Kali.

The subtle benevolent forms are known as the Dakshina Kali. The fearful forms are known as Smaashana where each of these forms are distinguishable by the position of the feet of the deity.

If Kali steps out with her right foot and holds the sword in her left hand, she is a Dakshina Kali. If she steps out with her left foot and holds the sword in her right hand, she is the terrible destructive form of the Mother. In each case there are prescribed methods of worship. The latter being akin toTantrik worship and the former Saatwik worship.

Devi Kali is the complete form of the Universal Shakti or Power. She is Mother, the benevolent, and the terrible. She creates and nourishes and she kills and destroys. By Her Maya we see good and bad, but in reality there is neither. The entire world and all we see is the dance of Maya or illusion, the veiling power of the Divine Mother. God is neither good nor bad, nor both. God is beyond the pair of opposites which constitute this relative existence.

The Prathama Charitra (base or first part) of the Chandi Paath, narrates the great battle of the Devi Kali and is usually read during the Navaratri periods. But of course Chandi Paath like any other scripture ought to be read often for true benefits. (The division of Chandi Paath into the three various Charitras hold high spiritual value and cannot be taken as simply drawing on the physical manifestation of the Goddess).