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Is the ritual of killing an animal as offering to Maa Kali correct?
I personally believe that a mother would never ask someone to kill her
own children moreover she would ask to kill the wrong and the negative
things within each individual.
What you feel is ...
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In which scriptures can we find the original stories of the Mahavidyas?
First of all it's a very very long answer.
PurAnic accounts of how the DashamahAvidyAs manifested
The following account appears in Devi PurAna, however the same appears also in the BhAgavata PurAna (...
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How did Tripura Sundari come into existence?
The scriptural evidence that you are searching for is found in the Brahmanda Purana.It describes why and how Lalita Parameswari manifested out of the Yagna fire.Quoting from here:
In the heaven, ...
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Is the ritual of killing an animal as offering to Maa Kali correct?
It's not mandatory to sacrifice animals in Devi or Kaali worship. But goat or animal sacrifice is considered as non-killing.
The animals which are sacrificed to the Divine Mother will go to heaven. ...
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Exact relation between lord shiva and goddess Kali?
Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali are husband-wife. Kali is non-different from Parvati.
Infact Kali is Parvati's birth name, given to her by her father Himachala due to her complexion as referenced in ...
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Do any Hindu scriptures condemn magick? Is the practice of magick by Wiccans using Hindu deities legitimate?
Here is a verse that says that black magic (using roots) is a punishable offence.
Manu Smriti 9.290. For all incantations intended to destroy life, for
magic rites with roots (practised by ...
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Is Maa Kali, Devi Durga, Maa Parvati, Maa Jagadhatri all are same?
Let's answer this question keeping the refrence point as "Consort of Lord Shiva".
If it be known that they all are consort of Lord Shiva, then it is known they all are same, as Adi-Shakti herself is ...
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Who is Ratri devi? Is she same or different from Devi Kaali?
You must be knowing about Sri Chandi, which is also known as the DurgA Saptashati or the Devi MAhatyam and which is a part of the MArkandeya PurAna.
Now, a Chandi PAtha is considered to be flawed or ...
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How did Lord Shiva create Veerbhadra and Mahakali
Birth of Virabhadra is described in Chapter 32 Rudra Samhita Sati Khanda of Shiva Mahapurana. The same legend can also be found in other Puranas.
When Sati immolated Herself in Yajna fire, Shiva ganas ...
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What is the connection between Kali and Kaliyug?
In Hinduism (or Sanatana Dharma), there is a beautiful concept where even the non living things and abstract ideas also exist in personified form. It is because Consciousness runs everything as ...
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Is Goddess Kali mentioned in the Mahabharata?
Yes, There is.
Mahabharata, Sauptika Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 69-70
Arjuna too uses the epithets of "Kali" , "Mahakali" and "Bhadrakali" while singing
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Do devotees of the goddess Tara sit on six-month old babies?
I am answering the question with the sole intention of providing information. From Nila-Saraswati tantra:
Sadhakas sit on dead body of an 6 month old, it's one of the most important 'Peeth'. As such ...
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Why householders are advised not to worship fierce forms of Kali?
That is not true. There are no such fierce forms of Goddess KAli.
She is fierce apparently but at the same time endowed with motherly affection. So, she can perfectly worshiped by everyone ...
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Chamunda mantra chanting benefits
The mantra is well known as the Nava-varna (nine-letter) mantra of Devi. It is one of the most powerful and widely used mantra.
The Devi Atharvasirsa Upanishad discusses it and according to which ...
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Importance of Kleem bija mantra in Kali Kula and Vaishnava Sect
In the Tantrik scriptures and terminologies, Klim is widely known as the "kAma vija", which is associated primarily with Lord Krishna. On the other hand, Krim, known as the "sharmada ...
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Could someone perhaps direct me to info regarding Smashan Kali & Guhya Kali?
Smashan Kali is mentioned in Damar and Yogini tantra, and appears in Kamakala Khand of Mahakala Samhita too. Her iconography is as follows as mentioned in Yogini tantra -
She is dark in complexion, ...
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Is Raktavija's fight with Shiva ever mentioned in any scripture?
The Elephanta caves talk about Andhaka who also had the same boon as RaktaVija.
Here is the Sources
Andhakasura Vadha Murthi
Slaying of Andhakasura : Depicting Shiva slaying a demon called ...
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What is the story of Goddess Kali fighting with Ravana?
The only place where Kali & Ravan have been shown expressedly in conflict is in the Adbhut Ramayan. However, we should remember that this Ravan is different from the one killed by Shri Raam in the ...
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Why do Bengalis celebrate Kali Puja during Diwali?
Not only Bengali Hindus, but Axomiya, Oriya & Maithil Hindus also do the same, following the Tāntrika injunctions.
कार्तिके कृष्णपक्षे तु पञ्चदश्यां महानिशि । आविर्भूता महाकाली योगिनीकोटिभिः सह ।।...
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Is the ritual of killing an animal as offering to Maa Kali correct?
Preface-
Balis are not only given to Kali or similar deities but even in rituals for Vishnu, Ganapati or any deity even Yakshas, & Brahmarakahas, Bali is a compulsion. Thus Bali peethams are seen ...
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What is the relation between Dash Mahavidyas and Dashavatar?
In the last chapter of Todal tantra Parwati Devi asks Shiva about true nature of Das Avataras of the Adi Shakti and then He explains the analogy of Shakti incarnations with Vishnu Avataras.
This ...
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What body part of goddess Sati fell on Dakshineswar Kali temple and Kalighat Kali temple?
In the Kalighat temple region the fingers (some source says only 4 fingers) of Devi's right foot fell. Here the Devi is called Kalika and the Bhairava is called Nakuleswara.
Here is a relevant verse:
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Chamunda mantra chanting benefits
As @Rickross provided answer to 1 question, I am providing answer to the 2nd question - "whether this can be used as a protector mantra from evil effects or give response to those who do bad things?"....
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Do you need diksha to offer to kali?
It depends on what you actually mean to do when you say "offer to Kali".
Before performing a formal worship, following the methods laid down in scriptures, accompanied with the use of ...
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How are the Dakinis associated with Kali
Firstlty, Dakinis and Dayans are completely different entities. The former are mentioned in many of the tantras, who are the Gannikas of Shiva and Parvati separately, while the later is from the ...
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A question about blood sacrificial acts in Hinduism
You have many questions and let me answer each question. Actually, most of your questons are answered already on this site. As it is difficult to mark this question as exact duplicate, i am providing ...
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Why did Adi Parashakti not came back to her original form after taking birth in form of Shiva's wife Parvati?
First of all, according to Shakta traditions, Adi Shakti exists before, during and after the existence of everything else so her taking the form of Sati or Parvati is somewhat similar to Lord Vishnu ...
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What is the relation between Dash Mahavidyas and Dashavatar?
It's gonna be a long answer, so kindly read fully to the end.
So, let's begin with Your questions.:
Is there a Logic to these comparison.???
Yes, it's totally logical and authentic.
According to ...
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