Kali n Karali

[Guest guest]

At least thousand years before the Matsyapurana, the name of Kali first

appears in Sanskrit literature between the eighth and fifth centuries

BCE. The reference, in Mundakopanishad, names Kali as one of the seven

quivering tongues of the fire god Agni, whose flames devour sacrificial

oblations and transmit them to the gods. The verse characterizes Agni's

seven tongues as black, terrifying, swift as thought, intensely red,

smoky colored, sparkling, and radiant. Significantly, the first two

adjectives -- kali and karali -- " black " and " terrifying, " recur in

later texts to describe the horrific aspect of the goddess. Karali

additionally means " having a gaping mouth and protruding teeth. " This

verse scarcely suffices to confirm that Kali was a personified goddess

during the age of the Upanishads, but it is noteworthy that the

adjective that became her name was used to characterize an aspect of

Agni dev's power.

 

 

love

 

 

rani

[Guest guest]

I remember seeing references like that on the

internet. Isn't there similar refernces about Krishna

having multiple tongues on of which is Saraswati?

 

Blessings,

Stephen

 

--- rani <rani_rashika wrote:

 

> At least thousand years before the Matsyapurana, the

> name of Kali first

> appears in Sanskrit literature between the eighth

> and fifth centuries

> BCE. The reference, in Mundakopanishad, names Kali

> as one of the seven

> quivering tongues of the fire god Agni, whose flames

> devour sacrificial

> oblations and transmit them to the gods. The verse

> characterizes Agni's

> seven tongues as black, terrifying, swift as

> thought, intensely red,

> smoky colored, sparkling, and radiant.

> Significantly, the first two

> adjectives -- kali and karali -- " black " and

> " terrifying, " recur in

> later texts to describe the horrific aspect of the

> goddess. Karali

> additionally means " having a gaping mouth and

> protruding teeth. " This

> verse scarcely suffices to confirm that Kali was a

> personified goddess

> during the age of the Upanishads, but it is

> noteworthy that the

> adjective that became her name was used to

> characterize an aspect of

> Agni dev's power.

>

>

> love

>

>

> rani

>

>

 

 

Ganesa16

 

 

 

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