Kalaratri
deity earth Shaktism single tradition · 2
Kalaratri is one of the nine appellations (Navadurga) of the goddess Durga in Shaktism.
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When
Relationships
- consort of
- Śiva
- co occurs with
- Mahagauri, Siddhidatri, Ratridevi, Chandamari, Bhima, Tamasi, Kushmanda, Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Skandamata, Katyayini, Ambika, Kala, Ratri, Vishnu, Indra, Lakshmi, Narayana, saptamatrikas, Varahi, Vaishnavi
- aspect of
- Durga
- syncretized with
- kali
- manifests as
- Kamala
Mentioned by
- Kushmanda
- Shailaputri
- Brahmacharini
- Chandraghanta
- Skandamata
- Katyayini
- Ambika
- Kala
- Ratri
- Vishnu
- Indra
- Lakshmi
- Narayana
- saptamatrikas
- Varahi
- Vaishnavi
and 8 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“her nine appellations are (Navadurga): Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kalaratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri.”
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“She is also depicted to be a more fearsome goddess who is to be reckoned in her own right, some of her epithets in Tantric traditions including Bhima (terrible), Kalaratri (black night), and Tamasi (darkness), indicating that she is not reliant on him for his preservation and can fight evil with her own powers.”
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