What does this mean?

Question

It is said that the incarnation of goddess Kali occured when the earth was having only bad people.It is also said that goddess Kali is the most devastated & furious form of mother nature.
What does this mean?

Answer 1

Kali is a goddess with a long and complex history in Hinduism (although sometimes presented in the West as dark and violent). Her earliest history as a figure of annihilation still has some influence, while more complex Tantric beliefs sometimes extend her role so far as to be the Ultimate Reality and Source of Being. Finally, the comparatively recent devotional movement largely conceives of Kali as a straightforwardly benevolent mother-goddess. Therefore, as well her association with the deva (god) Shiva, Kali is associated with many devis (goddesses) - Durga, Badrakali, Bhavani, Sati, Rudrani, Parvati, Chinnamasta, Chamunda, Kamakshi or kamakhya, Uma, Meenakshi, Himavati, Kumari and Tara. These names, if repeated, are believed to give special power to the worshipper.

Kali is a feminine form of the Sanskrit word "kala," meaning "time". It also means "black". Kali has therefore been translated variously as "She who is time," "She who devours time," "She who is the Mother of time," "She who is black," and "She who is black time". Kali's association with blackness stands in contrast to her consort, Shiva, whose dark body is covered by the white ashes of the cremation ground (Sanskrit: 'śmaśan') in which he meditates, and with which they are both associated, hence Kali's epithet 'Śmaśanâ.'

Answer 2

The implication is that Kali came to be during a time of great negativity and consequently she has lots of negative characteristics. The most devastated and furious form of mother nature makes her sound like the female version of the angry god in the old testament - and it sounds like she is characterized by tornado, tsunami, flood, pestilence, severe weather and agricultural circumstances of every kind. It makes it sound like she is a goddess of an agricultural society, where severe weather and crop failure could be attributed to her disfavor.

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Answer 3

Who cares. Kali is a demon - have nothing to do with it.

Answer 4

Hmmm interesting to know....Btw i have no idea.Good luck for the accurate answer !!!