According to the Mahanirvana Tantra, since it is Kala or time who will devour everything at the dissolution of things, he is called Mahakala. And since the Goddess-the primary of the 10 Mahavidyas-will devour Mahakala Himself, she is called Kalika or as more commonly known, Kali, The Black Goddess.
Just to gaze upon her image is terrifying-blue skin, long, wild hair, necklace made of skulls, and a girdle made of severed arms. Her appearance has many stories to tell. While the Garuda Purana describes her as a fanged, cadaverous lady who lives in a crematorium, sits atop a ghost, laughs loudly, dances crazily, and dons a garland of corpses, the Bhagavata Purana draws an image of a lady with a fear-inducing face and large teeth. This is Kali. Fierce, and not to be trifled with. But to know her is divine, for it allows you to see the reality of her aspect-she is no monster; rather, she is a protector and a symbol of empowerment. She is the violent face of justice and ultimate love. She is the Goddess of Time, Change, and Destruction.
However, the goddess' most popular appearance is perhaps featured in the book Devi Mahatmyam. As stated in the seventh chapter of Devi Mahatmyam, which describes Goddess Durga's battle to defeat demons Sumbha and Nisumbha, Kali appears on the battlefield twice. The first time, she is said to spring out clad in the skin of a tiger and carrying a khatvanga, a skull-topped staff from Goddess Durga's furrowed brow. She then slays all the demons by tearing them apart or crushing them with her jaws and decapitates the two demon generals, Chanda and Munda, with her steel. She reappears in the same battle at the beckoning of Durga to slay the demon Raktabija. ❤️💀🔱👅🔱💀❤️
Jai Maa Mahakali 💀❤️🔱👅🔱❤️💀
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