Santha Om Kreem Kalikaye Namah!!! Troubles dissolve by constantly taking refuge at her feet. Surrender to Maa kali. Maa Kali is one of the most well known and worshipped Hindu Goddesses. The name Kali is derived from the Hindu word that means "time", and that also means "black". Kali in Hinduism, is a manifestation of the Divine Mother, which represents the female principle. Frequently, those not comprehendi ng her many roles in life call Kali the goddess of destruction. She destroys only to recreate, and what she destroys is sin, ignorance and decay. She is equated with the eternal night, is the transcendent power of time, and is the consort of Lord Shiva. It is believed that its Shiva who destroys the world, and Kali is the power or energy with which Shiva acts. Therefore, Kali is Shiva's shakti, without which Shiva could not act. Kali receives her name because she devours kala (Time) and then resumes her own dark formlessness. Kali as such is pure and primary reality (the "enfolded order" in modern physics); formless void yet full of potential. ~ Jai Maa Kali!!! ~ Shubh Prabhat!!! A TO Z INDIA JUNE 2022 PAGE 8 Maa Kali Exploring India: