Chapter 4 Video: Devotion to Kali

. The goddess Kali is the

consort of Vishnu.

mother of Krishna and Rama.

prime cosmic energy, the creator, sustainer, and destroyer.

embodiment of eternal youth and life-giving nourishment.

. Per the symbolism of Kali,

the cosmic serpent will someday swallow the sun.

creation emerges out of destruction, and what is created is destroyed again.

good overcomes evil, but only for her devotees.

Brahman and Atman are essentially one.

. Kali is represented as having

a hooded cobra that protects her and her devotees.

the River Ganges flowing around her feet.

four arms and fifty severed heads.

tridents entwined with serpents in both hands.

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