kali
deity intermediate Hindu single tradition · 27
Kali is another name for Virupaksha. It is believed that Virupaksha is also called kali because his full emergence will end the Kali Yuga.
↻ synthesized from 27 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First major appearance in the sixth-century CE text Devi Mahatmya.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Virupaksha, Birupakshya, Bhadrakali, Sristi Kali, Rakta Kali, Yama Kali, Samhara Kali, Mrityu Kali, Rudra Kali, Mahakaala Kali, Paramaraka Kali, Kalagnirudra Kali, Martanda Kali, Sthitinasha Kali, Mahabhairavaghorachanda Kali, Mahakali, Kateri Amman
- co occurs with
- Gogaji, Kamrunag devta, Murai Mata, Shitala, Kalwa Pawan, Lalita Masani, Shyam Baba, Sabal Singh Bawri, Kesarmal Bawri, Nathia Chowki, Pittar, Brahm Baba, Matres, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Jyeṣṭhā, Pūtanā, Unmāda, Apasmāra, Yaksha, Acala, Lokapala, Ayyanar, Annamar, Sasta, Elu Kanniyar, Kanakampikai Amman, Kannaki Amman, Vairavar, Kattavarayan, Naccimar, Ampal, Naka Tampiran, Periyatampiran, Valliyakkan, Varunan, Virumar, Ilanthari, Narayana, Bhuvaneshwari, Rajarajeshwari, Muruga, Sekhmet, Anat, Vishnu, Vetala, Pishacha, Shmashana Adhipati, Bhairavi, Brahmarakshasha, Mahavidyas, Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahākāla, Kalasankarshini, Guhyakali, Śiva, Nāgas, Vayu, Vajreśvarī, Shumbha-Nisumbha, Narasimhi, Andhakasura, Palden Lhamo, Kauśikī, Nārada, Mohini, Irāvān, Ulupi, Chandra, Akhilandeswari, Mahadevi, Ganesha, Kārtikeya, Sarasvati, Gauri, Ambika, Aditi, Uma-Haimavati, Rudrani, Sati-Parvati, Nirriti, Kama, Meenakshi, Kamakshi, Annapurna, Kshethra Balaka, Rudra Savarni Manu, Sita, devi, Radha, Bhairavas, Saraswati, Vishnu, Brahma, Yellama, Ardhanari, Matangi, Raktabija, Bhadrakali, Mahishasuramardini, Katyayini Durga, Vindhyavasini, Yogmaya, Maheshwari, Vaishnavi, Andreye, Kalika, Mangal Chandi, Sankat Mangal Chandi, Rana Chandi, Olai Chandi, Lakshmi, Shumbha, Nishumbha, Matrikas, Mahishasura, Mahakali, Durgamasura, Gayatri, Sadasiva, Satis, Parvati, Dhumavati, Shmashana Kali, Ratri, Ratridevi, Durga, Chanda, Munda, Chandamari, Durgasur, Jörmungandr, Fenrir, Hanuman, Krishna, Our Lady, Ra, Sūrya, Indra, Loki
- allied with
- Vīrabhadra, Durga, Matrikas, Dvapara, Chandi
- parent of
- Jaya-Vijaya, Kalaratri
- serves
- Śiva
- aspect of
- Parvati, Shakti, Angalamman, Durga
- sibling of
- Durga, Jagatdhatri
- created by
- Chandi
- manifested by
- Birupakshya, Shmashana Kali, Durga, Parvati, Mahakali, Mama-Ji
- served by
- Dakini, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, Brahmarakshasa, Bhairavas, Kṣetrapālas, Aravan
- has aspect
- Bhadrakali, Angala Devi, Karumariamman
Mentioned by
- Hanuman
- Krishna
- Our Lady
- Ra
- Sūrya
- Indra
- Loki
- Korravai
- Mariamman
- Daruka
- Damayanti
- Nala
- Birupakshya
- Shmashana Kali
- Durga
- Parvati
and 24 more
Sources
wikipedia (27)
Source passages
“Virupaksha is also called kali because his full emergence will end the Kali Yuga.”
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“Kali: Hindu goddess of destruction, time, and death; daughter of Shiva; high priestess of the Thuggees”
#46012 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free